Mandela received a six-month banning order under the Riotous Assemblies Act, restricting his participation in public meetings. The state used bans to isolate organizers and limit movement, speech, and association without first proving a conventional criminal offense. Such controls shaped Mandela’s later organizing methods and his planning for a more decentralized ANC structure.
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What did the 1951 banning order restrict?
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The Riotous Assemblies Act order limited his participation in public meetings.