What is umbrella organisation?How it helped in the struggle against apartheid
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An umbrella organization is anassociation of (often related, industry-specific) institutions, who work together formally to coordinate activities or pool resources.
1. Since 1950, the blacks, the coloured and Indians fought against the apartheid system. They launched protest marches and strikes.
2. The African National Congress (ANC) was the umbrella organisation that led the struggle against the policies of segregation. This included many workers’ unions and the Communist Party.
3. Many sensitive whites also joined the ANC to oppose apartheid and played a leading role in this struggle.
4. Nelson Mandela was tried for treason by the white South African government. He and seven other leaders were sentenced to life imprisonment in 1964 for daring to oppose the apartheidregime in his country. He spent the next 28 years in South Africa’s most dreaded prison, Robben Island.
5. Several countries denounced apartheid as unjust and racist. But the white racist government continued to rule by detaining, torturing and killing thousands of black and coloured people.
1. Since 1950, the blacks, the coloured and Indians fought against the apartheid system. They launched protest marches and strikes.
2. The African National Congress (ANC) was the umbrella organisation that led the struggle against the policies of segregation. This included many workers’ unions and the Communist Party.
3. Many sensitive whites also joined the ANC to oppose apartheid and played a leading role in this struggle.
4. Nelson Mandela was tried for treason by the white South African government. He and seven other leaders were sentenced to life imprisonment in 1964 for daring to oppose the apartheidregime in his country. He spent the next 28 years in South Africa’s most dreaded prison, Robben Island.
5. Several countries denounced apartheid as unjust and racist. But the white racist government continued to rule by detaining, torturing and killing thousands of black and coloured people.
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