Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Civil Rights League
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Description area
Dates of existence
1948-
History
The Civil Rights League was founded in 1948 in response to the National Party intention to remove "Coloured' voters from the Parliamentary Voters' Roll. The League's objectives were to protect existing civil rights in South Africa, extend these rights to all citizens irrespective of race, color or creed, and to inform the public of the civil rights to which they were,
or should be, entitled.
or should be, entitled.
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Functions, occupations and activities
Human Rights
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Authority record identifier
BC1051