Unveiling the Legacy of Stephen Biko A Beacon of Resistance

His death led to greater international pressure against white minority rule, particularly via the global Anti-Apartheid Movement and influential ... 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 ... "The education of an African child was amongst many issues fought for, by Steve Biko and his generation. In honouring Biko's legacy, we must ... Bantu Stephen Biko (18 December 1946 – 12 September 1977) was a South African socialist, Pan-Africanist and anti-apartheid activist. Black Consciousness re-energised black opposition to apartheid and helped draw the world's attention to the brutality of South Africa's white minority rule. Review: Biko, Steve. Black Consciousness in South Africa. 1979. Ed. Arnold Millard. Leketi Makalela. Abstract. Stephen Bantu Biko, the father of the Black ... 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. Bantu Stephen Biko (18 December 1946 – 12 September 1977) was a South African anti-apartheid activist. Ideologically an African nationalist and African ... Twenty years after an inquest magistrate ruled that no one was to blame for black consciousness leader Steve Biko's death in detention. Stephen Bantu Biko was an anti-apartheid activist in South Africa in the 1960s and 1970s. He founded the Black Consciousness Movement.