Article page describing a trial of South African Activists: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This is a page from an article that describes the trial of South African activists. The page is segmented into three columns. The far right column features black and white images of three activists identified as [Mr Mosiuoa Lekota / Mr Saths Cooper / Mr Strini Moodley]. The other two columns feature text about arrested protesters and their trials. The column on the far left has two headers that read: [The Accused Refuse to Plead] and [The Trial Gets Under Way]. The back of the page is blank.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1970s
• Created by: Unidentified
• Subject of: South African Student Organization, South African, 1968 - 1977
• Subject of: Strini Moodley, South African, 1946 - 2006
• Subject of: Saths Cooper, South African, born 1950
• Subject of: Mosiuosa Lekota, South African, born 1948
• Type: articles
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
• Place depicted: South Africa, Africa
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: Africa
• Topic: Black power
• Topic: International affairs
• Topic: Law
• Object number: 2015.97.27.14
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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