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We rejected the Communist notion that Africans were oppressed primarily as an economic class rather than as a race, adding that we needed to create a powerful national liberation movement under the banner of African nationalism and "led by Africans themselves."†
Chpt 2.8

communist = someone who supports an economic system that abolishes private ownership of property with the goal of a classless society
The spirit of mass action surged, but I remained skeptical of any action undertaken with the Communists and Indians.†
Chpt 2.8 *

communists = people who support an economic system that abolishes private ownership of property with the goal of a classless society
The "Defend Free Speech Convention" in March 1950, organized by the Transvaal ANC, the Transvaal Indian Congress, the African People's Organization, and the District Committee of the Communist Party, drew ten thousand people at Johannesburg's Market Square.†
Chpt 2.8

communist = someone who supports an economic system that abolishes private ownership of property with the goal of a classless society
At the instigation of the Communist Party and the Indian Congress, the convention passed a resolution for a one-day general strike, known as Freedom Day, on May 1, calling for the abolition of the pass laws and all discriminatory legislation.†
Chpt 2.8
Although I supported these objectives, I believed that the Communists were trying to steal the thunder from the ANC's National Day of Protest.†
Chpt 2.8

communists = people who support an economic system that abolishes private ownership of property with the goal of a classless society
A few weeks later, the government introduced the notorious Suppression of Communism Act and the ANC called an emergency conference in Johannesburg.†
Chpt 2.8

communism = an economic system that abolishes private ownership of property with the goal of a classless society
The act outlawed the Communist Party of South Africa and made it a crime, punishable by a maximum of ten years' imprisonment, to be a member of the party or to further the aims of communism.†
Chpt 2.8

communist = someone who supports an economic system that abolishes private ownership of property with the goal of a classless society
The act outlawed the Communist Party of South Africa and made it a crime, punishable by a maximum of ten years' imprisonment, to be a member of the party or to further the aims of communism.†
Chpt 2.8

communism = an economic system that abolishes private ownership of property with the goal of a classless society
It was at that meeting that Oliver uttered prophetic words: "Today it is the Communist Party.†
Chpt 2.8

communist = someone who supports an economic system that abolishes private ownership of property with the goal of a classless society
Supported by the SAIC and the APO, the ANC resolved to stage a National Day of Protest on June 26, 1950, against the government's murder of eighteen Africans on May 1 and the passage of the Suppression of Communism Act.†
Chpt 2.8

communism = an economic system that abolishes private ownership of property with the goal of a classless society
The proposal was ratified, and in preparation for the Day of Protest, we closed ranks with the SAIC, the APO, and the Communist Party.†
Chpt 2.8

communist = someone who supports an economic system that abolishes private ownership of property with the goal of a classless society
Here, I believed, was a sufficient threat that compelled us to join hands with our Indian and Communist colleagues.†
Chpt 2.8
My long-standing opposition to communism was breaking down.†
Chpt 2.8

communism = an economic system that abolishes private ownership of property with the goal of a classless society
But I had little knowledge of Marxism, and in political discussions with my Communist friends I found myself handicapped by my ignorance of Marxist philosophy.†
Chpt 2.8

communist = someone who supports an economic system that abolishes private ownership of property with the goal of a classless society
This was another reason why I amended my view of Communists and accepted the ANC position of welcoming Marxists into its ranks.†
Chpt 2.8

communists = people who support an economic system that abolishes private ownership of property with the goal of a classless society
I did not need to become a Communist in order to work with them.†
Chpt 2.8

communist = someone who supports an economic system that abolishes private ownership of property with the goal of a classless society
I found that African nationalists and African Communists generally had far more uniting them than dividing them.†
Chpt 2.8

communists = people who support an economic system that abolishes private ownership of property with the goal of a classless society
The cynical have always suggested that the Communists were using us.†
Chpt 2.8
Apart from the Suppression of Communism Act, two laws passed in 1950 formed the cornerstones of apartheid: the PopulationRegistration Act and the Group Areas Act.†
Chpt 2.9

communism = an economic system that abolishes private ownership of property with the goal of a classless society
While I had made progress in terms of my opposition to communism, I still feared the influence of Indians.†
Chpt 2.9
At the behest of a joint planning council consisting of Dr. Moroka, Walter, J. B. Marks, Yusuf Dadoo, and Yusuf Cachalia, the ANC conference endorsed a resolution calling upon the government to repeal the Suppression of Communism Act, the Group Areas Act, the Separate Representation of Voters Act, the Bantu Authorities Act, the pass laws, and stock limitation laws by February 29, 1952.†
Chpt 2.9
Under the Suppression of Communism Act, the government outlawed the Communist Party—an ally of the ANC and other anti-apartheid organizations.†
Chpt 2.9
Under the Suppression of Communism Act, the government outlawed the Communist Party—an ally of the ANC and other anti-apartheid organizations.†
Chpt 2.9

communist = someone who supports an economic system that abolishes private ownership of property with the goal of a classless society
The Communist Party had secretly reconstituted itself underground and was now considering forming its own military wing.†
Chpt 4.12
I had barely commenced my proposal when Moses Kotane, the secretary of the Communist Party and one of the most powerful figures in the ANC executive, staged a counterassault, accusing me of not having thought out the proposal carefully enough.†
Chpt 4.12
Moses was an old-line Communist, and I told him that his opposition was like the Communist Party in Cuba under Batista.†
Chpt 4.12
Moses was an old-line Communist, and I told him that his opposition was like the Communist Party in Cuba under Batista.†
Chpt 4.12
Through Joe, I enlisted the efforts of white Communist Party members who had resolved on a course of violence and had already executed acts of sabotage like cutting government telephone and communication lines.†
Chpt 4.13
I read the report of Blas Roca, the general secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba, about their years as an illegal organization during the Batista regime.†
Chpt 4.13
At the same time, I reported in detail the reservations I had encountered about the ANC's cooperation with whites, Indians, particularly Communists.†
Chpt 5.14

communists = people who support an economic system that abolishes private ownership of property with the goal of a classless society
Still ringing in my ears was my final meeting with the Zambian leaders who told me that while they knew the ANC was stronger and more popular than the PAC, they understood the PAC's pure African nationalism but were bewildered by the ANC's nonracialism and Communist ties.†
Chpt 5.14

communist = someone who supports an economic system that abolishes private ownership of property with the goal of a classless society
The press trumpeted the notion that I had been betrayed by white and Indian Communists who were unsettled by my suggestions that the ANC must become more Africanist-oriented.†
Chpt 5.15

communists = people who support an economic system that abolishes private ownership of property with the goal of a classless society
Besides Sobukwe, there was also John Gaetsewe, a leading member of the South African Congress of Trade Unions; Aaron Molete, an ANC member who worked for New Age; and Stephen Tefu, a prominent Communist, trade unionist, and PAC member.†
Chpt 5.17

communist = someone who supports an economic system that abolishes private ownership of property with the goal of a classless society
Increased penalties were ordered for membership in illegal organizations; sentences from five years to the death penalty were instituted for "furthering the aims" of communism or of other banned organizations.†
Chpt 5.18

communism = an economic system that abolishes private ownership of property with the goal of a classless society
"You know, Captain," he said, "there is nothing you can do to me that can truly affect me for I am a member of the most revolutionary political organization in the world, the Communist Party, which has a distinguished record of service to oppressed people around the globe.†
Chpt 5.19

communist = someone who supports an economic system that abolishes private ownership of property with the goal of a classless society
The new charges were read: we were alleged to have recruited persons for sabotage and guerrilla warfare for the purpose of starting a violent revolution; we had allegedly conspired to aid foreign military units to invade the republic in order to support a Communist revolution; and we had solicited and received funds from foreign countries for this purpose.†
Chpt 5.20
The engine of this grand plan was Umkhonto we Sizwe, under the political direction of the ANC and the Communist Party, and the headquarters of Umkhonto was Rivonia.†
Chpt 5.20
Mtolo said that while he had never lost faith in the ideals of the ANC, he did lose faith in the organization when he realized that it and MK were instruments of the Communist Party.†
Chpt 5.20
He told the court that during my remarks to the Natal Regional Command I had stated that all MK cadres ought to be good Communists but not to disclose their views publicly.†
Chpt 5.20

communists = people who support an economic system that abolishes private ownership of property with the goal of a classless society
In fact, I never said anything of the sort, but his testimony was meant to link me and MK to the Communist Party.†
Chpt 5.20

communist = someone who supports an economic system that abolishes private ownership of property with the goal of a classless society
Therewas also a document in my handwriting called "How to be a good Communist," which the state suggested was proof that I was a card-carrying Communist.†
Chpt 5.21
Therewas also a document in my handwriting called "How to be a good Communist," which the state suggested was proof that I was a card-carrying Communist.†
Chpt 5.21
We had been engaged in a running debate about the appeal of communism to ordinary South Africans.†
Chpt 5.21

communism = an economic system that abolishes private ownership of property with the goal of a classless society
I had long argued that Communist literature was, for the most part, dull, esoteric, and Western-centered, but ought to be simple, clear, and relevant to the African masses.†
Chpt 5.21

communist = someone who supports an economic system that abolishes private ownership of property with the goal of a classless society
He emphatically denied that the ANC took orders from the Communist Party.†
Chpt 5.21
At the outset, I want to say that the suggestion made by the state in its opening that the struggle in South Africa is under the influence of foreigners or Communists is wholly incorrect.†
Chpt 5.21

communists = people who support an economic system that abolishes private ownership of property with the goal of a classless society
I disputed the allegations of the state that the aims and objects of the ANC and the Communist Party were one and the same.†
Chpt 5.21

communist = someone who supports an economic system that abolishes private ownership of property with the goal of a classless society
It is by no means a blueprint for a socialist state......The ANC has never at any period of its history advocated a revolutionary change in the economic structure of the country, nor has it, to the best of my recollection, ever condemned capitalist society ....The ANC, unlike the Communist Party, admitted Africans only as members.†
Chpt 5.21
The Communist Party's main aim, on the other hand, was to remove the capitalists and to replace them with a working-class government.†
Chpt 5.21
The Communist Party sought to emphasize class distinctions whilst the ANC seeks to harmonize them.†
Chpt 5.21

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