Chapter 22 - Documents Visual Source 22.1

In today's reading we are focusing on chapter 22 documents and it is on the African National Congress. This was also known as the ANCa national liberation movement. It was formed in 1912 to unite the African people and spearhead the struggle for fundamental political, social and economic change. For ten decades the ANC has led the struggle against racism and oppression, organizing mass resistance, mobilizing the international community and taking up the armed struggle against apartheid. The African National achieved a decisive democratic breakthrough in the 1994 elections, where it was given a firm mandate to negotiate a new democratic Constitution for South Africa. The African National Constitution's key objective is the creation of a united, non-racial, non-sexist and democratic society. This means the liberation of Africans in particular and black people in general from political and economic slavery. It means uplifting the quality of life of all South Africans, especially the poor. This visual document display an image of the flag of the ANC is made of equal horizontal bands of black, green and gold. The black strip symbolizes the people of South Africa who, for generations, have fought for freedom. The green symbols their land. The gold represents the mineral and other natural wealth of South Africa, which belongs to all its people, but which has been only a small racial minority. In the background there are people marching to fight for their rights and land. Overall, this poster represents the struggle against the United States because of how much the Africans have fought for their rights, but it did not pass until later on because of the United States. This action reminds me of Cesar Chavez doing the Civil Rights Activist where he and many people were trying to fight for their rights.