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colonialism and slavery, have not achieved our historical mission of national consolidation nor liberation in modern history, and whose separate struggles throughout the world are objective inclinations in that direction. (African Peoples Socialist Party) The multinational character of the proletarian population of the British state is a tremendously positive factor for the development of future revolutio- nary work, offering the injection into the struggle here of the experience and example of living revolutionary traditions. There are many thousands of people from the oppressed nations here who know what imperialism is and have experience of fighting it, including many a veteran of armed struggle. In contrast to the slavish adherence to British imperialism by the official labour movement, the importance cannot be overstated of there being a body of people who reject the British state, do not recognise its legitimacy and place their loyalties else- where ... (Keith Anderson, There is a Way Forward - let us take it) THE CONCEPT OF BLACK POWER Only when one knows the things of one's country well will one be able to solve all problems arising in the revolution and construction in an independent manner and to suit one's specific situation and carry out the revolution and construction in conformity with the aspirations and requirements of one's people. Only then will one be able also to love one's country and people ardently and demonstrate a high degree of patriotic devotion and revolutionary enthusiasm. ... D Without the sense of national pride that one's nation is inferior to none, without the pride and honour of the revolutionary people, it would be imposs- ible to live up to one's conviction in an independent manner, uphold national independence and dignity and emerge victorious in the difficult revolutionary struggle. A nation with a strong sense of national dignity and revolutionary pride is unconquerable, but a nation without this attribute is powerless. The peoples of small countries who have long suffered oppression by foreign forces need so much the more the sense of national dignity and revolutionary pride. In the small countries where nihilism and flunkeyism towards big powers are nationally deep-rooted as a result of the imperialist policy of assimilating colonies and obliterating their national culture, they must give special attention to the struggle to increase the sense of national dignity and revo- lutionary pride. (OJI 38-39) Black Power is part of the world rebellion of the oppressed against the oppressor, of the exploited against the exploiter ... It is linked with the Pan-African struggle for unity on the African continent, and with all those who strive to establish a socialist society. ... Black Power gives the African-American an entirely new dimension. It is a vanguard movement of black people, but it opens the way for all oppressed masses. (Kwame Nkrumah) Black Power expressed the growing consciousness of the Afro-American masses that they are an oppressed nation whose road to freedom and equality lies through taking political power into their own hands. (Harry Haywood, Black Bolshevik) Thus the West Indian, after 1945, changed his values. Whereas before 1939 he had his eyes riveted on white Europe, whereas what seemed good to him was escape from his colour, in 1945 he discovered himself to be not only black but a Negro, and it was in the direction of distant Africa that he was henceforth to put out his feelers. (Frantz Fanon, Towards the African Revolution) 2

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