Stephen Biko's Black Consciousness Movement A Legacy of Empowerment

Stephen Bantu Biko ... Steve Bantu Biko (December 18, 1946 – September 12, 1977) was a noted anti-apartheid activist in South Africa in the 1960s and early 1970s. Biko died on September 12, at the age of 30, from brain damage sustained after a physical struggle with his interrogators, inadequate medical care, and inhumane ... The activist had died in South African police custody. He was buried on September 25 1977. Born 18 December 1946, Steve Biko was a South African activist who pioneered the philosophy of Black Consciousness in the late 1960s. He later ... Steve Biko. Steve Biko was born on 18 December 1946 in Ginsberg, Eastern Cape, South Africa. He was married to Ntsiki Biko. He died on 12 September 1977 in ... Why is he so important to South Africa? Nelson Mandela said of Biko: "They had to kill him to prolong the life of apartheid. While it was Nelson ... Stephen Bantu Biko was born in King William's Town, Eastern Cape, South Africa, in 1946. As a child, he showed interest and became active in the anti-apartheid ... His death led to greater international pressure against white minority rule, particularly via the global Anti-Apartheid Movement and influential ... Biko died following savage beatings by the security police. The cause of death – and the circumstances – were repressed by the South African ... Stephen Biko was a South African anti-apartheid activist who became one of the most significant and iconic leaders of the Black ...