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Graffiti supporting a clause from the Freedom Charter in downtown Johannesburg

Theme: The Freedom Front


Call Number: D09.01.03
Identifier: SAHA_TUT_p067
Title: Graffiti supporting a clause from the Freedom Charter in downtown Johannesburg
Date: 1956
Subject: Eli Weinberg;
Freedom Charter;
Graffiti
Description: This black and white photograph of graffiti supporting a clause from the Freedom Charter ("Wealth shall be shared by the people") in downtown Johannesburg was taken by Eli Weinberg in 1956. This photograph was provided by the International Defence and Aid Fund (IDAF) for reproduction on page 67 of Julie Frederikse's book 'The Unbreakable Thread: non-racialism in South Africa' originally published by Ravan Press in 1990. Included in SAHA's online edition of the book and in the virtual exhibition 'Tracing the unbreakable thread: non-racialism in South Africa', courtesy of the UWC-Robben Island Museum Mayibuye Archives
Creator: Eli Weinberg
Type: Photograph
Format: Jpeg
Source: UWC-Robben Island Museum Mayibuye Archives
Coverage: Johannesburg, South Africa
Rights: Eli Weinberg, UWC-Robben Island Museum Mayibuye Archives
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