Answer to Question #267366 in History for Kelsey Jand

Question

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We had no doubt that we had to continue the fight. Anything else would have been abject surrender. Our problem was not whether to fight, but was how to continue the fight… the hard facts were that fifty years of non-violence had brought the African people nothing but more and more repressive legislation, and fewer and fewer rights. 

Answer 1

We were certain that we had to keep fighting. Anything less would have been an act of complete surrender. Our issue wasn't whether or not to fight, but rather how to keep fighting... The plain facts were that fifty years of nonviolence had resulted in more and more repressive legislation, as well as fewer and fewer rights for Africans.