The Great Trek was used by Afrikaner nationalists as a core symbol of a common Afrikaans history in an effort to promote the idea of an Afrikaans nation in a narrative that promoted the ideals of the National Party.
The Great Trek was used by Afrikaner nationalists as a core symbol of a common Afrikaans history in an effort. This was to promote the idea of an Afrikaans nation in a narrative that promoted the ideals of the National Party.