The document says Ohio Afrikan Liberation Support Committee calls for demonstrations, memorial services and Afrikan teach-ins to show condemnation for the killings in Carletonville, South Afrika and to hold memorial services to honor our 12 courageous heroes. The document includes a press release saying that the Afrikan Liberation Support Committee (Ohio) passed a resolution at its state meeting September 15, 1974 directing all local committees and college chapters in Ohio to immediately organize demonstrations to condemn the South Afrikan government for the murder of 12 Afrikan workers in Carletonville, South Africa. A reprint of an article by Peter Younghusband reports that 12 workers were...
The document says Ohio Afrikan Liberation Support Committee calls for demonstrations, memorial services and Afrikan teach-ins to show condemnation for the killings in Carletonville, South Afrika and to hold memorial services to honor our 12 courageous heroes. The document includes a press release saying that the Afrikan Liberation Support Committee (Ohio) passed a resolution at its state meeting September 15, 1974 directing all local committees and college chapters in Ohio to immediately organize demonstrations to condemn the South Afrikan government for the murder of 12 Afrikan workers in Carletonville, South Africa. A reprint of an article by Peter Younghusband reports that 12 workers were shot and some 30 seriously injured in a bloody massacre. The workers were gunned down for demanding an end to slave wages and apartheid conditions. The Carletonville 12 have earned their place in Afrikan history with Nat Turner, Patrice Lumumba, Malcolm X, and Sojourner Truth who blazed the path to freedom. Printed with the article is a photograph of eight African men with serious expressions reading this story in a South African newspaper. Many of the mines and industries where workers are being shot and killed are owned and controlled by big U.S. corporations. Workers in American industries can well understand the plight of these 12 slain brothers. Black workers are asked to plan work stoppages to show support for our African brothers. High school and College students can organize teach-ins about South Afrika so people can become better prepared for our role in the Afrikan liberation struggle. The document lists "Major Ohio exploiters in South Africa": General Tire and Rubber Co., Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., Firestone Tire and Rubber Co., The Jeffrey Manufacturing Co., Kaiser Jeep, Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corp., Thompson Ramco Woolridge, Inc., and Timkin Roller Bearing Co.
