Message by Albert Luthuli to the National Peace Convention, 4 October 1956, Johannesburg

Updated: 8 Dec 2016

[Extract]

Peace is indissolubly interwoven with the question of freedom, for peace without freedom is a mockery Freedom cannot flower to its best except in a climate of peace. For oppressed people such as we are, it would be futile and unrealistic to speak of peace outside the context of the struggle for freedom.

ES Reddy

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South African History Online. (2016, December 8). Message by Albert Luthuli to the National Peace Convention, 4 October 1956, Johannesburg. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0122489

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South African History Online. "Message by Albert Luthuli to the National Peace Convention, 4 October 1956, Johannesburg." South African History Online. December 8, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0122489.