Steve Biko
Bantu Stephen Biko was a South African anti-apartheid activist. He was at the forefront of the Black Consciousness Movement in the late 1960s and 1970s. His ideas were articulated in a series of articles published under the pseudonym Frank Talk. He believed that well-intentioned white liberals failed to comprehend the black experience.
About Steve Biko in brief
Bantu Stephen Biko was a South African anti-apartheid activist. He was at the forefront of the Black Consciousness Movement in the late 1960s and 1970s. His ideas were articulated in a series of articles published under the pseudonym Frank Talk. He believed that well-intentioned white liberals failed to comprehend the black experience and often acted in a paternalistic manner. Biko believed that black people needed to rid themselves of any sense of racial inferiority. The government came to see Biko as a subversive threat and placed him under a banning order in 1973, severely restricting his activities. Following his arrest in August 1977, he was beaten to death by state security officers. He is regarded as a political martyr and the “Father of Black Consciousnesses”. His political legacy remains a matter of contention. He became the subject of numerous songs and works of art, while a 1978 biography by his friend Donald Woods formed the basis for the 1987 film Cry Freedom. The film was based on a book written by Biko’s friend, Donald Woods, about his experiences in South Africa in the 1970s and 1980s. The book, Cry Freedom, was published by Simon & Schuster, and is available on DVD and Blu-ray in the UK and the U.S.
For more information, visit www.simonandschuster.co.uk or go to www.channel4.com/cryfreedom/cry-freedom-the-story-of-bantu-stephanie-biko-and-how-he-became-a-political-martyred-in-south-africa-by-sabastian-matthew-bikie-mamcete-tweets-and the-film-of Cry-Freedom-from-mackenzie-tweeting-from mackay-to-mckay-1-3-4-5-7-6-8-9-10-10. The film of Cry Freedom is also available in the US and the UK on DVD, as well as the UK, Australia, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. The UK version of this article includes a trailer for the movie Cry Freedom by Mackay-Tweets and the US version of the film, which was released on DVD in the summer of 2013. For the UK version, click here. The trailer for Cry Freedom was released in the spring of 2013, and a UK version will be released in August 2013. The US version will also be released on the same day, and it will be available on the UK release in the autumn of that year. Click here to see the trailer for this year’s movie, which is released in cinemas across the world. The movie is based on the book The Godfather: A Game of Thrones, a Biography of African Nationalism and Other Essays by the late Frantz Fanon, and the book is available in hardback and paperback.
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