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'If only the blacks would join trade unions.

Red Weekly No. 28, 23 November 1973 · p. 6 of the scan · 210 words

The scan: rw-no28-nov-13-1973.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 6 of the scan

On Saturday 17 November a Midlands regiomal trade union confercnoe on how to combat racial discrimnation was held in Birmingham. Sume BQ delegates heard the key-nuke speaker. Mose Eyads of the TransHOESSE RETORSCS L HOI MBEK BILE SHE conference which was mainly dominated by the Communist tarby.

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