History through pictures

Police checking passes on the streets, 1960
The Freedom Charter, signed in Kliptown in 1955
The Freedom Charter, signed in Kliptown in 1955
The Freedom Charter of 1955
The Freedom Charter of 1955
South Africa, Bisho 1992
An armoured vehicle patrols past burning houses in the KTC squatter community camp
An armoured vehicle patrols past burning houses in the KTC squatter community camp
Children hold copies of the Freedom Charter aloft
Student march after a night vigil
Student march after a night vigil
Youth day image 1
Youth day Image 2
African fans, wearing Ghanaian colours, exhibited African unity through their support for Ghana
Earliest known-photo of Nelson Mandela at Healdtown College
A building on Mozambique Island, just off Mozambique in East Africa, where slaves were housed.