The ANC invited the South African Indian Congress, African People's Organisation and Franchise Action Council to a Johannesburg meeting about coordinated resistance. The meeting planned a mass campaign if the government refused to repeal discriminatory laws. The ANC and Indian Congress later formed a Joint Planning Council. The alliance was cooperative but not frictionless: the APO did not attend, and the Franchise Action Council joined as an observer.
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What was the purpose of the ANC meeting on 29 July 1951?
The ANC planned the 1951 campaign entirely on its own, without inviting allies.
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Explanation
The ANC invited the Indian Congress, APO and Franchise Action Council.