Steve biko last words
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II - The Life of Steve Biko
From the book: No.46 - Steve Biko by Hilda Bernstein, 1978, South Africa
Stephen Bantu Biko was born in King William's Town, in the Cape Province of South Africa, in 1946. After matriculating he went to Natal University to study medicine in 1966. Initially he involved himself in the activities of the National Union of South African Students(NUSAS), but he and others felt increasingly that white liberals dominated NUSAS. In 1968 the all-black South African Students' Organisation(SASO) was formed with Biko as its first president.' When we broke away to form an exclusive black movement', Biko stated, 'we were accused of being anti-white. But with many more whites at university, the non-racial students' union was dominated by white liberals. They made all the decisions for us. We needed time to look at our own problems, and not leave them to people without experience of the terrible conditions in the black townships or of the system of Bantu education'.
Together with other SASO office-bearers Biko travelled the country, visiting black campuses and
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Steve Biko
(1946-1977)
Who Was Steve Biko?
Steve Biko was an anti-apartheid activist and the co-founder of the South African Students' Organization, subsequently spearheading the nation's Black Consciousness Movement. He also co-founded the Black People's Convention in 1972. Biko was arrested many times for his anti-apartheid work and, on September 12, 1977, died from injuries that he sustained while in police custody.
Early Years
Bantu Stephen Biko was born on December 18, 1946, in King William's Town, South Africa, in what is now the Eastern Cape province. Politically active at a young age, Biko was expelled from high school for his activism, and subsequently enrolled at St. Francis College in the Mariannhill area of KwaZulu-Natal. After graduating from St. Francis in 1966, Biko began attending the University of Natal Medical School, where he became active with the National Union of South African Students, a multiracial organization advocating for the improvement of Black citizens' rights.
Co-Founding SASO and the Black People's Convention
In 1968, Biko co-founded the
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Steve Biko
Stephen Biko | |
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| Born | Stephen Bantu Biko (1946-12-18)18 December 1946 Ginsberg Township, South Africa |
| Died | 12 September 1977(1977-09-12) (aged 30) Pretoria, South Africa |
| Occupation | Activist |
| Spouse | Ntsiki Mashalaba |
| Children | Nkosinathi Biko, Samora Biko, Lerato Biko, Motlatsi Biko and Hlumelo Biko |
Stephen Bantu Biko (18 December 1946 – 12 September 1977)[1] was a South Africanactivist. He is famous for his activism against apartheid in South Africa during the 1960s and 1970s.[2] He created the Black Consciousness Movement.[3]
Life
[change | change source]Biko was born in Ginsberg Township (now called the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa). He started high school at Lovedale High School. However, he was kicked out of school because of his political ideas about South Africa. He finished high school at St. Francis College.
During the late 1960s, Biko was a medical student at the University of Natal. During this time, he helped create the South African Students' Organisation. The organization lat
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