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Steve Biko
Steve Biko Biography
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Stephen Bantu Biko (18 December 1946 - 12 September 1977) was a noted anti-apartheid activist in South Africa in the 1960s and 1970s. A student leader, he later founded the Black Consciousness Movement which would empower and mobilize much of the urban black population. Since his death in police custody, he has been called a martyr of the anti-apartheid movement. While living, his writings and activism attempted to empower black people, and he was famous for his slogan "black is beautiful", which he described as meaning: "man, you are okay as you are, begin to look upon yourself as a human being". Despite friction between the ANC and Biko throughout the 1970s the ANC has included Biko in the pantheon of struggle heroes, going as far as using his image for campaign posters in South Africa's first non-racial elections in 1994.See, for instance, Rian Malan's book My Traitor's Heart
Steve Biko Quotes
Insight and wisdom from the South African anti-apartheid activist
from: I Write What I Like, 1978
- You are either alive and proud or you are dead, and when you are dead, you can't care anyway.
from: I Write What I Like, 1978
- The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed.
from: 1971 Cape Town speech
- It is better to die for an idea that will live, than to live for an idea that will die.
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- wandisile ka-sebezo wandisile ka-sebezo Jul 28, 2009 @ 11:55 am
- he was an African!! a true African for that matter, he believed in equity, fairness and justice for all! he was the voice of the people, the black people but contrary to that he was the voice of the unheard. i for one believe he should be remembered , and be remembered by anyone who believes in freedom for Africa, education for Africa and the liberation of a black man- the African. Africa unite!!
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- bailey bailey May 5, 2009 @ 9:15 pm
- wow he was great.
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- vangile vangile Apr 28, 2009 @ 11:22 am
- im proudly South African and reading , learning about the history of South Africa always makes me think hard about being African and the difference i bring in my country
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- tdove tdove Mar 13, 2009 @ 3:19 pm
- Thanks for joining G Rated Lense Factory!
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- Christopher_Scott Christopher_Scott Feb 22, 2009 @ 6:27 pm
- Great lens and thanks for joining the group for A Day of Hope.
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- BigGirlBlue BigGirlBlue Jan 27, 2009 @ 1:08 am
- Cry Freedom was an incredible book about Steven Biko. I remember reading it in high school. The movie with Denzel Washington (1987) was equally moving. Even after all these years it is a quality movie and practically one of Denzel's first.
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- shannon shannon Jul 3, 2008 @ 11:23 pm
- i am doing an assesment on him and i think he was the key to black rights in africa if it were not for him mr mandella would not have made such an impact
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