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...Sewanee's President Edward McCrady was especially proud that Waring would get a degree alongside pro-integrationist Professor Kayden. McCrady envisioned "a true ministry of reconciliation." Last week, as Kayden withdrew "until a happier time when there is no ideological conflict in the South," Sewanee was left with Racist Waring as the symbol of its pride...
...blacks had decided that Republic Day (May 31) would be a dramatic occasion to stage a show of strength against the harsh apartheid rules of Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd's racist government. Placards popped up on lampposts and shop walls. "Awupatwa" (Don't touch the job) declared the signs in Zulu. "General strike May 29, 30, 31." For the first time, black leaders had strong backing from both the Indian and colored (mulatto) communities. African Ringleader Nelson Mandela, 42, darted secretly from town to town, coordinating plans for the nationwide walkout...
...himself Salazar disclaimed any color prejudice: "I have many Negro friends," he said. "Both the doctor who handles my lab exams and my X-ray diagnostician are colored." On the other hand, he added, "No one is more racist than the Negro toward the white...
Though Prime Minister Harold Macmillan had worked to the end to keep South Africa "in the club," he no longer was in any mood to pull his punches. South Africa's racist apartheid policy, he told the House of Commons, was a "tragically misguided and perverse philosophy . . . abhorrent to the ideals towards which mankind is struggling in this century." Because of this stain on South Africa's honor, said Macmillan, the South African flag should "now be flown at half-mast...
...rest of the audience--both Negro and white--were also quiet during Malcolm X's speech. They applauded with increasing enthusiasm as his opponent, Walter Carrington, defended the NAACP position with statements like "Negro racist groups first predicted that Armageddon would come in 1941. Then they gave the world 70 years of grace, which brought the date to 1984 (applause). I don't know whether they influenced George Orwell or George Orwell influenced them." (more applanse) The Muslims in the audience remained completely silent...