Thursday, September 20, 2007

Steve Biko: Your Memories



It is 30 years since South African anti-apartheid campaigner Steve Biko died in police custody, aged 30. What does the anniversary mean to you?

The leader of the black consciousness movement was arrested and detained under the Terrorism Act by South African police on 18 August 1977.

He died whilst in detention from major head injuries, 25 days later on 12 September.

His contribution to the black fight for freedom from apartheid is often placed as second only to that of former President Nelson Mandela.

"They had to kill him to prolong the life of apartheid," Nelson Mandela said of Steve Biko.

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