Records of the Liberal Party of South Africa

Periodicals, pamphlets, flyers and press-cuttings, including: issues of Contact (Pietermaritzburg), Liberal Party News, Liberal Party Opinion, Transkei Liberal News, Cape Liberal News, Transvaal Division Liberal News, Policies of the Liberal Party, Blueprint for the Future, National Chairman's Reports, and Non-Racial Democracy.

The Liberal Party, formed in 1954, was represented in Parliament by two Senators and three 'Native Representatives'. From 1959 it stood for the immediate adoption of a non-racial franchise. Its greatest influence was in the early sixties when it had nearly 5,000 members, over half of whom were black. It was disbanded in 1968 after the passing of the Improper Interference Bill made illegal the multi-racial membership of political parties.

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The Liberal Party, formed in 1954, was represented in Parliament by two Senators and three 'Native Representatives'. From 1959 it stood for the immediate adoption of a non-racial franchise. Its greatest influence was in the early sixties when it had nearly 5,000 members, over half of whom were black. It was disbanded in 1968 after the passing of the Improper Interference Bill made illegal the multi-racial membership of political parties.

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