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Paul Robeson Sr — Part 26
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trojective of etifline end Liauidetin: slL or-enized opnosition fron
Gerxeshinneg South Africans and denoerstie-sririted vittes.
anus, Paced with the vrotability of dmminent extinetion, the re-
uresertative orssnizetions of the ten million vietims ci South
ffriean Jim Yrov (called 'epartheid! thers) neve jointly resolved
to etert on Auril 6th @ netionsl camenien of civil clsobediance
ec ainst the ficerimbnuctory and onoressive reetrictionc, such as the
Pess Lews end the Ghetto (Yrouc nrecs) ‘ot, forced woon thes By s
sovernmnent in which they heave no voice. _
"Hass sotion wlll becin on April 6°, wos the historic decision of
the «friean Nationcl Contress at ite Lloenfontein Conterence last
Diecenber.. "“hose taxing o-rt in thea rose action eill aefry Lhen ..
(the Jim Crow lews) dslibérately and in an orcanized manner ans will
be vresered to bear’ the venalties’.
‘ike strugsle which the national orsanisations of the not-Suropsan
neoole ©re gonoucting, ‘declared the Joint Plannins Council, directins
and coorainetin: tae mass action campsimm, ‘is not directed su cinst
gny race or nationesl grouv. It is assiast the unfuaet laws which. xeep
in merpetual subjection and «lsery vest sections of the capuletion.
ft is for the transformation .of conditions which will restore bundn ~-
' @isnity, equality. and freedom to every South African.?
We Must Give Our Support
Most certeinivy we in America mest speek out in swrport of thic Ferote
aetion. for ¢ decade the Council on Africen Atffatre hes bean active
in exposing end camocienin«: aceainet the vicious systan of reciel ex
tloltriien rnd oppression yricticsd in tue Union of South afriea. Our
organization now calls upon all sections af the Negro seople and sil
friends of human freedon to rally to the sunport of this lest-diteh
resictunee to Teselss in bouth Africe.
The South African government is ciding in ‘preserving dexocracy' in
hores by Sendin= its Jom brow sir force to help Kill Koreans. fouth
APfrice is « part of Prasidert truman*s ‘free worldé'. Yes, dozens of
america's biggest euto, oll. mining and other trusts heve bishly.
profitable holdings In that country. Amd U.S. loans have been muds
avelleble to Prime inister Malan in order to accelerate the ex-vropri-
ation of South #frica’s rich resources. .
momee ft 1s slear thet in raising our volees against the Malem resime
we Simultaneously sirike a blow at the resetionary forees in our own
lend who Sees to nreserve here, in South Africa, end everyrkere else
the super-trofite they harvest from racial end netionel eporession.
United suvport for our brothers? struggle in Afriee Is an integral -
part of our tesk in achleving freedom for all ausriecans and seare for
the world. T urge you to act." :
Lote: Letter vith sake contents to:
yETD, Secretary Yonerad
3 “edlerst. Vienne I.
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