Steve Biko



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Steve Biko

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born
December 18, 1946 in King William's Town, South Africa

died
September 12, 1977

gender
male

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genre
Politics, Social Sciences


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Stephen Biko 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.

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".

Since his death in police custody, he has been called a martyr of the anti-apartheid movement.


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Average rating: 4.32 · 322 ratings · 32 reviews · 5 distinct works
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Black Consciousness in Sout...
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The Testimony Of Steve Biko
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Black Viewpoint
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Quotes by Steve Biko

“The greatest weapon in the hand of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed.”
― Steve Biko
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“It is better to die for an idea that will live, than to live for an idea that will die”
― Steve Biko
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“Black Consciousness is in essence the realization by the black man of the need to rally together with his brothers around the cause of their oppression.”
― Steve Biko
tags: black-consciousness
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