Steve Biko

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Ohio University Press, 04‏/07‏/2012 - 160 من الصفحات

Steve Biko inspired a generation of black South Africans to claim their true identity and refuse to be a part of their own oppression. Through his example, he demonstrated fearlessness and self-esteem, and he led a black student movement countrywide that challenged and thwarted the culture of fear perpetuated by the apartheid regime. He paid the highest price with his life. The brutal circumstances of his death shocked the world and helped isolate his oppressors.

This short biography of Biko shows how fundamental he was to the reawakening and transformation of South Africa in the second half of the twentieth century—and just how relevant he remains. Biko’s understanding of black consciousness as a weapon of change could not be more relevant today to “restore people to their full humanity.”

As an important historical study, this book’s main sources were unique interviews done in 1989—before the end of apartheid—by the author with Biko’s acquaintances, many of whom have since died.

 

المحتوى

Preface
7
Introduction
11
Early years 19461965
18
Student action and style of leadership 19661972
30
To love and to work
54
Bantu Son of Man 19731977
76
Choices and dilemmas
112
Detentions banishment and international engagement
118
Arrest
129
A life still to be dug out
143
Bibliography
155
Index
158
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Lindy Wilson is an independent South African documentary filmmaker and writer. Her films include Crossroads, Last Supper in Hortsley Street, and Robben Island Our University.

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