Air of Freedom
Photograph
Air of Freedom
Basutoland: A "Land Island" Moves Towards Freedom
1962
Gelatin silver print
Image: 6 5/16 × 9 1/2 in. (16 × 24.1 cm)
Paper: 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
Gift of Time-Life Books
1968.0184.0396
Inscriptions Typed in black ink on applied label, verso BC: (Basutoland) 10/62 30) AIR OF FREEDOM: In 1960 the British gave \ Basutoland, still a Protectorate along with Bechuanaland \ and Swaziland, its first Constitution, and a chance to \ elect deputies to a National Council, 76 of whose 80 \ members are African. Here Congress Party leader Jack \ ("Africa") Mosiana addresses an outdoor meeting. \ Credit: Ian Berry © MAGNUM Photos
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