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Nelson Mandela's visit to
the U.S. was one of the great
moments in American
history and a source of
enormou pride and
in piration for Africans i
America.
Time and time again t
71 year old freedom fighter
displayed quiet dignity,
courage and an unflinc ing
resolutene s about tbe
struggle for a free,
non-r cial, democratic
society in South Africa.
I n every forum and on
every platform, elson
Mandela hammered borne
the message, keep tbe
sanctions on until apartheid
has been totally dismantled
in South Africa.
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BEYO D THE
exuberance nd euphona
wbicb uno ded the
Mandela visit, ho ever,
there are already signs that
forces are at work which
would like to cut Mandela .
do n a tch or two. It seems
that orne of Mandela'
statements upset some
people.
. In a .demonstration of
courage and dedication to
principle uncharacteristic of
most U.S. politicians and
world leaders, Mandela stood
firm in his praise for Yaser
Arafat, Fidel Castro and
Mommar Quaddafi as
leaders who have supported
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the liberation struggle i
South Africa "to the ·hilt".
IN TIlE CASE of Y
Arafat and PLO, MaJIldeIa
compared the struggle
Pal tinia to gle of
81 CD in South Africa for
self-determinatio . ADd 0
tbe question of t e
reouncia tion of viole ce,
Mandell reaffirmed ANC's
commi tmen t to peaceful
change, but ned t a
last resort 81 c migbt
have Iny choice but 10
violence to de troy t e
sy tem of _pa ide
THESE POSITIO S
were immediately ieged
upon by some media I Iys
and a number 0( politicia
as sig� tblt under eat
Mandela's m.lgna imo s
smile there lurked a "sleely
revolutionary" .
No lbal tbe Ma dela
visit is over tbe real strullk
ill begin. Africa
Americans m t be clear I
tbe Corporate et'ile of
America and indeed t e
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Soutb African regime of
F.W. DeKlerk so tbat. there
can be a return to "busin
as usual".
The wbite business
interests of America, Europe,
, Japan and South Africa are
essentially united on one
point. The curr�nt economic
structure in South Africa
bich . allows incredible
amounts of profi ts to flow
into tbe coffers of t is
international business elite,
must not be disturbed.
In essence these forces are
interested in preserving an
economic system which
produces tremendous wealth
for a few and leaves the
masses lanquishing in
poverty and misery.
It is' that system tb t '
Nelson Mandela, tbe ANC
and other liberation
mo�elDCi IS iQ.so� Afri
are de.&ermined 10 overtura,
"by any means necessary".
. To reiterate, those who
ave collaboratede witb the
bite minority regime in
South Africa for so long, are
DO looking for asoluuon
bicb protects their long
stauding political and
economic interest, not the
iDterest of the Black majority
in South Africa.
You can anticipate that
these anti-revolutionary
forces will pull out a1l s ops
to discredit Mandela and lift
nctions against the South
African regime so that they
can comfortably and
profitably get back in bed
with South Africa's
dominant white business
class.
In the coming weeks much.
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will be made of Mandela's
controversial" statements
about Arafat, Quaddafi,
Castro and the ANC's refusal
to renounce the use of
violence.
African Americans cannot
be confused by this .. Tbe real
deal is tba t U.S. and
international
. business
interests want to resume
m.a ing deals in South
Africa.
. Beyond the emotional
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In the final a alysis we
will orne tosee e struggle
for Black lib ration in
tb fight �or
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business
Interests of '
America, Europ ,
Japan and South
Africa sre
e entlally united
� .. The current
conomlc
tructur In outh
AfHca which
allow 'Incredible
amount of
profit to flow
Into the coffer. of
thl tnt met onal
bu In s e/l
mu t not be
dl turbed.
freedom in South AfriCJ is
p{�li� one struggle.
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Community Organization
and Development in
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tree time win of
Kent y Derby.
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raif ay brakes.
ULY 19, .1877
FJi ppe was the fj
graduated of U.S. ilitary
Acad my.1925-Josephi
Ba er, entertainer, made
Paris debut.
JU Y 20, 1961
Psychologist Kenneth Oar
received NAACP Spingam
Award. 1950 - First U.S.
victory in Korea was won by
Black troops of the 24th
Infantry Regiment.
JULY 2.1, 1948
Preside t Truman'
Executive Order ended
segregation in Armed Forces.
1864 - New Orleans
Tribune fir 1 daily Black
newspap r, published in
French nd English,