Steve Biko - Wikipedia
Bantu Stephen Biko OMSG (18 December 1946 – 12 September 1977) was a South African anti-apartheid activist. Ideologically an African nationalist and African socialist, he was at the forefront of a grassroots anti-apartheid campaign known as the Black Consciousness Movement during the late 1960s and 1970s.
Steve Biko | Biography, Education, Death, & Facts | Britannica
Dec 16, 2024 · Steve Biko (born December 18, 1946, King William’s Town [now Qonce], South Africa—died September 12, 1977, Pretoria) was the founder of the Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa. His death from injuries suffered while in police custody made him an international martyr for South African Black nationalism .
Steve Biko - Quotes, Movie & Death - Biography
Apr 2, 2014 · Steve Biko was an anti-apartheid activist and the co-founder of the South African Students' Organization, subsequently spearheading the nation's Black...
The Death of Steve Biko, Revisited - JSTOR Daily
Sep 17, 2020 · Steve Biko, one of the most prominent leaders in the anti-apartheid struggle, died in police detention on September 12, 1977. He was imprisoned on charges of terrorism. The South African Minister of Police announced that he died after a seven-day hunger strike.
Biography of Stephen Biko, Anti-Apartheid Activist - ThoughtCo
Dec 5, 2020 · Steve Biko (Born Bantu Stephen Biko; Dec. 18, 1946–Sept. 12, 1977) was one of South Africa's most significant political activists and a leading founder of South Africa's Black Consciousness Movement. His murder in police detention in 1977 led to his being hailed a martyr of the anti-apartheid struggle.
Meet Steve Biko, The Anti-Apartheid Activist Who Was Killed By …
Jun 15, 2020 · Discover how Bantu Stephen "Steve" Biko founded the Black Consciousness Movement and fought apartheid in South Africa until his brutal death on September 12, 1977. Steve Biko is widely credited with popularizing the slogan "black is beautiful."
Remembering the Death of Steve Biko 35 Years Later - TIME
Sep 12, 2012 · The life and legacy of Steve Biko, leader of the South African Black Consciousness movement, is remembered on the 35th anniversary of his death while in police custody.
Steve Biko: The Early Years — Google Arts & Culture
"Stephen Bantu Biko was an anti-apartheid activist in South Africa in the 1960s and 1970s. He founded the Black Consciousness Movement which would empower and mobilize much of the...
Steve Biko, the South African struggle hero who sacrificed his
Sep 8, 2024 · Steve Biko, born in King William's Town, was the founder and leader of the Black Consciousness Movement and the first president of the all-black South African Students Organization. The black consciousness activist was arrested by security forces on August 18, 1977 and jailed in the coastal city of Port Elizabeth.
Steve Biko’s murder exposed deep racism in how medicine was …
Sep 10, 2024 · As a young man, and a leading thinker, philosopher and activist, Biko made an indelible mark on the resistance against white minority rule and the racist system of apartheid.