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The article discusses various political issues in Africa. It states that when the Voster's National Party gained, power in the 1948 elections, it was committed to the oppressive policy called apartheid (separateness.) It means that the South Africa's 4.3 million whites, 18.6 million African Americans, 2.5 million mixed-blood coloreds and 750,000 Asians will proceed along separate lines of development under the guidance of the government. It notes that since 1948, Africaner government has pushed legislation through parliament that classifies the population by race, banning marriage and sex throughout the color line and imposing pass laws that control the movement of African Americans.

The article offers information on the failure of U.S. President Ronald Reagan to gain confidence of Blacks, in the annual convention for the Advancement of Colored People held in Denver, Colorado. It states that he failed to discuss several aspects related to black which includes providing job training, changes in the 1965 Voting Rights Act and giving small business loans. It mentions that the social programs for the development of blacks have not fulfilled their hopes.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including "On Being a Contemporary Christian," in the April 12, 1968 issue, an article stating that New Jersey Commissioner of Community Affairs Paul Ylvisaker encouraged black militants to mobilize a legal challenge against a school in the March 29, 1968 issue and the lifted siege of Khe Sanh in the April 12, 1968 issue.

The article reports on the struggle of African-Americans to win justice in the civil rights legislation in the U.S. It cites the behavior of the whites toward African-Americans, such as the murder of civil rights workers without the fear of conviction and also the terrorization of police. It notes how the Supreme Court deals with cases that have African-Americans as the victims.

The article reports on the return of ex-Corporal William C. White, who is one of the 21 G. I's who defected to Red China. White says he has not betrayed his country and is still an American. The Chinese decided to give White a favored treatment with a plan to make him a Communist mouthpiece for the oppressed African Americans. Furthermore, he graduated law in China and translated Winston Churchill's history of World War II into Chinese and the writings of Chinese author Lu Hsun into English.

The article reports on the issues of racial discrimination in Southern Rhodesia. It highlights an incident where a white youth capped by force University College of Rhodesia lecturer Dr. Terence Ranger, the fully clothed white leader of the swim-ins, into the water. It notes the progress made country including the enlargement of the African American participation, removal of racial bars and the abolition of the laws obliging African Americans to carry special passes.

The article focuses on the rights of the African Americans in South Africa. It informs that Trades Union Council has demanded that blacks should be given the right to join unions and should also be paid the same wages similar to the wages of the Whites. The government of South Africa has made new regulations for eliminating the already made traditional rules of the country.

The article reports on the conflicting issue over the freedom of the press and fair trial in the U.S. Newspaper editors have been worried about the decision of the Supreme Court to reverse the death sentence charged against two African Americans for raping a 17-year-old housewife. Justice Robert H. Jackson explained that the sensational stories in newspapers have affected the right of an individual to have a fair trial. He criticized one newspaper for publishing a cartoon showing vacant electric chairs while defendants were waiting for trial.

The article discusses the scandal over misuse of a secret multimillion-dollar slush fund within the disbanded Department of Information in South Africa. It states that the major victim is Cornelius P. Mulder who is a powerful Minister of Plural Relations and Nationalist boss of South Africa's huge Transvaal province. It notes that Mulder has resigned from the Cabinet post where he administered the racial segregation laws that govern the lives of South Africa's 18.5 million African Americans.

The article reports on the move of the National Urban League (NUL) to embrace the principle and call of the Black Power for a separate black state to in the U.S. Whitney M. Young Jr., executive director of the NUL, confirms their support for the Black Power to promote community solidarity among the African Americans and to acquire the right to live in harmony with whites. It also mentions the commitment between Young and the Black Power's leaders to bring their grievances to the government.

The article reports on the approval of the city ordinance, which addresses the segregated housing among African Americans in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, proposed by Representative Vel Phillips. It notes that the ordinance, which would take effect immediately, is stiffer than the federal open-housing bill covering 80% of the country's housing units by 1970. However, it is argued whether the city can effectively implement the law amidst the reactions from Americans.

The article focuses on the issue regarding the 1965 Voting Rights Act in the U.S. It says that since the 1965 Voting Rights Act went into effect in August 1965, only 177,443 of the 3,000,000 disfranchised African Americans of the South qualified to vote in the states covered by the law. The civil rights leaders mention that the Justice Department has not sent enough federal registrars into the Deep South. However, it stresses that many eligible African Americans are not applying to register.

The article focuses on the number of Baptists that voted to accept a report by the Christian Life Commission that criticize the church for its silence on racial issues in the U.S. The report admits that the Protestants are guilty of the sin of conformity to the world and for following the vain traditions of men instead of the mind of Christ. The Baptists also urge actions to correct the church's unfair housing practices and denial of voting rights to African Americans.

The article reports on Fruita, a town in Colorado where there are no African Americans until the family of lumber employee Melvin Minter came to stay, following an accident while they were on their way to Yakima, Washington. The townspeople came to their aid when the Minter's truck overturned on the highway when it avoided a collision. The town mayor, Lewis Moore organized a meeting to abolish an ordinance that prohibits any African American to stay in the community after dusk.

The article features Harry Tyson Moore, an African-American leader in Florida who is a symbol of the change of mores of the South. Moore, who is stated head of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, made himself controversial in the state after fighting for civil rights of colored people in state and campaigning for equal education and school-bus service for African-American children in Florida. In Christmas 1951, Moore and his family died due to an explosive that was planted by a stranger in their house.

The article reviews the article "Many Others," by Tom Wicker, which appeared in the newspaper "The New York Times".

The article discusses the victimization of blacks in the U.S. by the national legal system. It also offers information on the professional bias against blacks in the judicial system of the country. Blacks see law as a white weapon that white policemen, white judges and white juries use against black people. The proportion of black policemen in American cities including Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit lies between 10-20 percent. Of the nation's 300.000 lawyers, only 3,000 are black.

The article reports on a controversy caused by the wife of Federal Judge J. Waties Waring of Charleston, South Carolina when she stated that African Americans were entitled to vote in the state's primary elections. The wife, who came from a Northern U.S. state, has called on the South's African American citizens to attain the rights they already legally have. The move elicited negative reactions from white Charlestonians.