Sequel to Long Walk to Freedom - Revision 4.1 - Chapter 3 Page 2

April 1994 election, the National Party published a scurrilous pamphlet entitled " Winds of Change" in which they cut out Michael Jackson, and Elizabeth Taylor and I now appeared all alone. They aggravated that deceitful exercise by making defamatory remarks against both of us. The Independent Election Commission forced them to withdraw the pamphlet. The National Party campaign was not only immoral but also racist. They exploited the fears of the racial minorities, especially those of the Coloured and Indian communities by arguing that a victory to the ANC would result in their oppression by Africans. They criticised a prominent cleric from the Coloured community, Dr Allan Boesak, for campaigning for all sections of the South African population, instead of confining himself exclusively to Coloureds. Another example of this racism was again directed against me personally. Heidi Dennis, a young Coloured teacher from the Beacon Valley Senior Secondary School, in the Coloured