South Africa conspiracy trial decision collection

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unitid

{"value"=>"21154", "type"=>"local_mss"}

{"value"=>"Sc MG 562", "type"=>"local_call"}

{"value"=>"b22268817", "type"=>"local_b"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1984-1988", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1984/1988"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"South Africa conspiracy trial decision collection"}

physdesc

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repository

{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division</span>"}

langmaterial

{"value"=>"English"}

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>In 1984-1985, during a State of Emergency in South Africa, the apartheid government banned AZAPO and other Black Consciousness movements for the second time. The apartheid government became notorious for its use of State of Emergencies in an attempt to exert complete control over Black, Colored, and Indian South Africans. The apartheid government's complete clamp-down of citizens' rights resulted in the numerous house arrests of influential anti-apartheid leaders, and the detaining of 2346 people under the Internal Security Act, in the attempts of ending internal resistance to the state's power. Under the State of Emergency, the apartheid government militarized and heavily policed all aspects of South African society-- which heightened feelings of mutual tension, paranoia, and distrust between South Africans. Though effective in disrupting a number of anti-apartheid organizations by arresting a number of their leaders, the State of Emergency was not effective in \"governing the ungovernable\" townships, as violent protests and fierce resistance continued against the state. The Delmas Treason Trial, held in December 1988 in South Africa, accused 22 individuals, including Baleka Kgositsle, Popo Molefe, Patrick \"Terror\" Lekota, and Moses Chikane, of treason. This trial was the longest running political trial in South Africa's history. It focused on the activities of the United Democratic Front (UDF), the largest organization in South Atrica opposing apartheid by peaceful means. The convictions and harsh sentences delivered made it a \"crime\" to participate or take a leadership role in the movement of peaceful opposition to apartheid.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p> This collection consists of a photocopy of the decision of the South Africa conspiracy trial in 1988. The records include references to, and police reports on the Release Mandela Campaign of the 1980s, Rivonia, and campaigns for the release of Nelson Mandela and all political prisoners. The records also include state prosecution assessments of witness statements.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

arrangement

{"value"=>"<p>Organized according to the arrangement of the index (titles have been shortened, in some cases); more than one listing might be included in individual folders.</p>"}

acqinfo

{"value"=>"<p>Unknown, but possibly from J. Wayne Fredericks or his wife, Anne Curtis Fredericks; the index includes his signature, so this document might have been his copy.</p>"}

relatedmaterial

{"value"=>"<p>See also Collection 107-South Africa Conspiracy Trial, Mandela materials, Nelson Mandela Foundation Archive, accessed August 21, 2020 https://archive.nelsonmandela.org/index.php/za-com-mm-107.</p>"}

bibliography

{"id"=>"aspace_fe02a4319db87f5cbfdee038b6a46044", "value"=>"<p> Aluka. \"The Delmas Treason Trial.\" Accessed September 30, 2020, http://psimg.jstor.org/fsi/img/pdf/t0/10.5555/al.sff.document.nuun1989_04_final.pdf.</p> <p>South Africa History Online. \"State of Emergency-1985.\" Accessed September 30, 2020, https://www.sahistory.org.za/article/state-emergency-1985.</p>"}

date_start

1984

keydate

1984

date_end

1988

date_inclusive_start

1984

date_inclusive_end

1988

extent_statement

0.63 linear feet (2 boxes)

prefercite

{"value"=>"[Item], South Africa conspiracy trial decision collection, Sc MG 562, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library"}

abstract

{"value"=>"In 1984-1985, during a State of Emergency in South Africa, the apartheid government banned AZAPO and other Black Consciousness movements for the second time. The apartheid government became notorious for its use of State of Emergencies in an attempt to exert complete control over Black, Colored, and Indian South Africans. The apartheid government's complete clamp-down of citizens' rights resulted in the numerous house arrests of influential anti-apartheid leaders, and the detaining of 2346 people under the Internal Security Act, in the attempts of ending internal resistance to the state's power. Under the State of Emergency, the apartheid government militarized and heavily policed all aspects of South African society-- which heightened feelings of mutual tension, paranoia, and distrust between South Africans. Though effective in disrupting a number of anti-apartheid organizations by arresting a number of their leaders, the State of Emergency was not effective in \"governing the ungovernable\" townships, as violent protests and fierce resistance continued against the state. The Delmas Treason Trial, held in December 1988 in South Africa, accused 22 individuals, including Baleka Kgositsle, Popo Molefe, Patrick \"Terror\" Lekota, and Moses Chikane, of treason. This trial was the longest running political trial in South Africa's history. It focused on the activities of the United Democratic Front (UDF), the largest organization in South Atrica opposing apartheid by peaceful means. The convictions and harsh sentences delivered made it a \"crime\" to participate or take a leadership role in the movement of peaceful opposition to apartheid. This collection consists of a photocopy of the decision of the South Africa conspiracy trial in 1988. The records include references to, and police reports on the Release Mandela Campaign of the 1980s, Rivonia, and campaigns for the release of Nelson Mandela and all political prisoners. The records also include state prosecution assessments of witness statements.", "generated"=>true}

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1. Index
2. Preface
3. Historical background
4. The United Democratic Front (UDF)
5. The State case on the UDF
6. The law [3/1]
7. Policies of various organizations [3/1]
8. UDF policies and campaigns [5/1]
9. The ANC connection
10. Situation in the Republic of South Africa [23/1]
11. Conclusion on the general situation in South Africa
12. Conclusion on the UDF
13. The Vaal Triangle [10/1]
14. Individual accused [20/1]
15. Summary of convictions
16. Comments on witnesses: Annexure Z [10/1]