▁for ▁local ▁office ▁in ▁Heidel berg ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁far - right ▁Her st igte ▁N asion ale ▁Party . ▁ ▁Af rik an er ▁We er stand sb ew eg ing ▁Dis ill usion ed ▁with ▁the ▁established ▁a ven ues ▁for ▁political ▁participation , ▁Ter re ' B lan che ▁founded ▁the ▁Af rik an er ▁We er stand sb ew eg ing ▁( AW B ) ▁in ▁Heidel berg ▁with ▁six ▁other ▁individuals ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁Initial ly ▁a ▁secret ▁society , ▁the ▁A W B ▁first ▁appeared ▁on ▁the ▁public ▁scene ▁after ▁its ▁members ▁were ▁charged ▁and ▁f ined ▁in ▁connection ▁with ▁the ▁t arring ▁and ▁fe ather ing ▁of ▁Flo ors ▁van ▁Ja ars vel d , ▁a ▁professor ▁of ▁history ▁who ▁had ▁public ly ▁vo iced ▁the ▁opinion ▁that ▁the ▁Day ▁of ▁the ▁V ow , ▁a ▁religious ▁public ▁hol iday ▁in ▁rem emb rance ▁of ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Blood ▁River , ▁was ▁nothing ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁sec ular ▁event ▁with ▁hardly ▁any ▁real ▁reference ▁point ▁in ▁history . ▁Although ▁Ter re ' B lan che ▁would ▁later ▁express ▁his ▁reg rets ▁regarding ▁the ▁incident ▁when ▁test ifying ▁before ▁the ▁Tr uth ▁and ▁Re con c ili ation ▁Commission , ▁he ▁suggested ▁that ▁his ▁conv ict ions ▁rel ating ▁to ▁the ▁san ct ity ▁of ▁the ▁Day ▁of ▁the ▁V ow ▁might ▁make ▁his ▁actions ▁more ▁understand able . ▁In ▁the ▁years ▁that ▁followed , ▁Ter re ' B lan che