Defence and Aid Fund
After the British Canon John Collins (priest) learnt about the trial, and the calls for the death penalty, he set up the Defence and Aid Fund for Southern Africa in order to pay all legal expenses and look after the families of those on trial. This was one of the first examples of foreign intervention against apartheid in South Africa and proved very successful with over £75,000 being raised towards defending those accused.
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