16 December 1943
At the annual conference of the African National Congress (ANC) held in Bloemfontein, the document the African's Claim in South Africa, presented by the Atlantic Charter committee which was appointed by ANC president Dr A.B. Xuma, was unanimously adopted. The committee was mandated to study the Atlantic Charter and draft the Bill of Rights.
References
Xuma, A,(1943), Africans' Claims in South Africa, from African National Congress, 14 December, [online], Available at www.anc.org.za [Accessed:25 November 2013]|South African History Online, (2013), Africans' Claims in South Africa, from South African History Online, 25 November, [online], Available at www.sahistory.org.za [Accessed:25 November 2013]