Inspiring Change The Enduring Power of Stephen Biko's Message

Born in Tylden, in the Eastern Province (now Eastern Cape), on 18 December 1946, he was academically gifted but ran up against policies designed ... Biko died following savage beatings by the security police. The cause of death – and the circumstances – were repressed by the South African ... In 1977, police brutally tortured and killed Stephen Biko, the leading figure in the Black Consciousness Movement. He was the 46th political prisoner to die ... As a civil rights activist in the 1960s and 1970s, South African Steve Biko is considered the father of black consciousness. Steve Biko, one of the most prominent leaders in the anti-apartheid struggle, died in police detention on September 12, 1977. Bantu Stephen Biko's death on I2 September I977 was greeted with outrage by not only his fellow blacks in South Africa and elsewhere, but by men of goodwill ... The name Stephen Bantu Biko still resonates globally! But the man and his ground-breaking ideas had humble beginnings in the Eastern Cape ... This is a high-quality art print. Each print is individually printed onto luxurious, heavyweight paper to create a deluxe finish. Bantu Stephen Biko OMSG (18 December 1946 – 12 September 1977) was a South African anti-apartheid activist. Ideologically an African nationalist and African ... Within this movement, he adopted the Black Panther Party's slogan “Black is beautiful “. He was a supporter of Martin Luther King's pacifist ...