that, in order to feature well in this game of power polities, they have to use the concept of group power and to build a strons foundation for this. Being an historically, politically, socially and economically diinherited and dispossessed group, they have the strongest foundation fron which to operate. The philosophy of Black consciousnem, therefore, expresses group pride and the determination by the Blacks to rise and Al the heart of this kind of thinking is the realisation by the Hlacks that the most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind effectively manipulated and controlled by the oppressor as to make the oppressed believe that he is a liahility to the White man, then there will be nothing the oppressed can do that will really scare the powerful masters. Hence thinking slong liner of Black consciousness makes the Black man see himself as a being. entire in hinelt and not as an extension ol a bom or additional leverage to some machine. At the end of it all, he cannot tolerate altempts by anybody to dwarl the significance of his manbood. Once this happers, we shall know that the real man in the Black person is beginning to shine through.
Of course it is not surprising to us that Whites are not very much amare of these developing forces since suca consciostess 15 essenna y an inward-looking process. It has bocome common practice in this country for people to consult their papers to ser what is said by Black lenders by which they underscand the leaders of the various apartheid institutions, these LEWISHAM Anb-fascistand@riston Fund-raising perty, Sal 1 Oct, B-2 :Alphonsul Road, Clapham Con Left Ани дін. Sі50 DА АНСА Anti-Raciat Morement.
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INTERVENTION No 1 coreina sectarieram based upon a lantual Londan SW11. 40p post pail. bodies are often exploited by individuals in them for candid talking, they certainly cannor be taken seriously ai yardsticks by which to measure Black feeling on any topic National consciousness and its sprend in South Africa has to work agninst a number of factors. First there are the traditional complexes, then the emptiness of the native's past and lastly the question of Hlack-White dependency. The traditional inferior-superior Black-White complexes are deliberate creations of the colonialist. Through the wock of missionaries and the style ol education adopted, the Blacks were made to fect that the White man was some kind of God whose word could not be doubled.
The atitude of some rural African folk who are against education is ollen misunderstood, not least by the African intellectual. Yer the reasons put forward by these people carry with them the realisation of their inberent dignity and worth. They the quickest way bl destroying the substance of the African culture. They complain bitterly of the disruption in the life pattern, non-observation of customs, and constant derision Trom the whenever any of them go through school.
Lack of respect for the elders is, in the African tradition, an unforgivable nod cardinal sin, Yel how can one prevent the loss of respect of child WOMEN In Manus Traces Manoral Meering. Women working in con sincton, ar se mechanics, gardon sing a Corise Vieran Toss Leede 7. (Leads 823427 evga.)
NATIONAL conference or 15 Oct detence of Gay Newk ane of gays genera ly agaimat the banidash, To be nero at Bing Tarr MIDLANDS Socalist Feririat Con 'Feminiam. 0: Serie Por Che os, Ca 599 Baltersen Park Road. 'Lesme National consciousness, which is not nationaeism. is the only thing that will give us an internacional dimension. This is an encouraging alen, for there is no doubt that the Black-White power struggle DUO THIES microcosm of the global confronation between Ine taira word and the rich waite nations al the world which & manifesting itself in an ever more real manner as the years go by.
Thus, in this age and day, one cannot but welcome the evolution of a positive outlook in the Black world. The wounds that have beo inflicted on the Black world and the accumulated insults of oppression over the years were bound to provoke reaction from the Black people. Now we cao sit and laugh at the inhumanity of our powerfil masters, knowing only too well tha they destroy themselves and not us with their Insolent cynicism. Naw we can listen to the Baroet Potters concluding will apparent glee and with a sense of sadistic cumph that the fault with the Black man is to be found in his genes, and we can watch the rest of White society echoing "amen", and stall not be moved to the reacting type of anger.
We have in us the will to live through thew ring times; over the year se have atrained moral superiority over the white man; we sha watch as Tume destroys bis now chat all chese little prac Paper cascles an vere but franti atterupts of frightened lidle people to convince each other that they can concrol the minds and bodies of indigenous peoples DE Africa indefinitely.
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