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...Tambo said that all means of democratic opposition to Afrikaner oppression of the blacks had been suppressed, and that the country is preparing for conflict. He cited the recent arming of all whites and said that such massacres as occured at Sharpeville might well continue until they triggered a nation-wide upheaval...
Pointing to his own experiences, Tambo said that he had been forced to flee the country to escape arrest. A few days later the government jailed many members of his party...
...historical causes which are bringing the country to a state of open armed conflict, can be traced back to the Boer War, Tambo stated. But the inherent friction between whites and Africans arose with the accession of the Nationalist Party...
...this time, Tambo said, the Nationalists put into effect laws to reduce the Blacks to a position of total inferiority. They forced the non-white population to work at slave labor rates, and destroyed equality of education. They also restricted the influx of liberal English settlers...
...order to uphold their policies, Tambo said, they were forced to deprive the opposition, and particularly The African National Congress of all means of political expression. Their recent actions, such as the Sharpeville massacre, are creating widespread unrest among the Blacks and the very strong possibilities of further bloodshed, he declared...