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Stephen Bantu (Steve) Biko

Stephen Bantu (Steve) Biko. background information his honourable funeral his activities as a leader the Biko family educational background his case of murder Biko`s ambitions and attitudes. Background information. Date of birth: 18 December 1946 South Africa, Eastern Cape,

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Stephen Bantu (Steve) Biko

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  1. Stephen Bantu (Steve) Biko • background information • his honourable funeral • his activities as a leader • the Biko family • educational background • his case of murder • Biko`s ambitions and attitudes

  2. Background information • Date of birth: • 18 December 1946 • South Africa, Eastern Cape, • King William`s Town • Date of death: • 12 September 1977 • South Africa, • Pretoria, in a prison cell • Biko was the founder of the Black Consciousness movement in • South Africa. He was brutally murdered in prison.

  3. His honourable funeral • thousands of Africans showed up at Biko´s funeral along with • representatives from thirteen Western States to share • in the mourning of such a nobel leader´s death • people say that he was a husband, a friend and a leader • his wife Wendy once said: • “we are honored to have been • among the friends of a man born • with unusual leadership qualities • and an unrelenting dedication to • the liberation of his people.“

  4. His activities as a leader Biko`s leadership abilities were perceptible from his involvement with different black activist groups: • the Student`s Representative Council • National Union of South African • Students • University Christian Movement • South African Students Organisation • Black Community Programs • The Black Consciousness Movement Biko was a leader in all of these groups.

  5. The Biko Family • he was the youngest child of the Biko family • his mother was a domestic servant for white folks • around King Williams Town • his father was a government-employed clerk who • died when Steven was four

  6. Educational Background • from an early age Steve Biko learned to survive in South • Africa, inflicted with Apartheid, and experienced that an education was critical • expelled from his school, Lovedale High School, in 1963, • he enrolled as a student at the University of Natal Medical School • Biko became involved with the National • Union of South African Students (NUSAS) • the NUSAS was dominated by white • liberals and failed to represent the needs of • black students • -> so Biko resigned in 1969

  7. he became more involved with black • organisations • he founded the South African Students • Organisation (SASO) • Steve Biko hoped that this would help • to end the problems of oppression • and Apartheid • SASO was involved in providing legal • aid and medical clinics

  8. The murder case • a banning order was set, so leaving King William`s • Town would be illegal • while traveling to Cape Town, he was stopped by white • police officers • the police took him in custody • in prison Biko was beaten with a hose, and then pushed • into a wall • The police officers began the beating during the interrogation • because “he tried to sit down while being questioned“ • Biko`s head was pushed into the wall so severely that they • shifted the inside of his brains • he was found six days after the killing, naked, lying dead • in his jail cell

  9. at first when questioned about this murder the police • officers told the public: “there was no beating or torture • connected to his death“ • another statement by the police was: “ Biko got a head • injury when we had to restrain him after he went berserk • to arrest the police officers the comission required a • confession of this brutal crime, but they had to wait long • only recently did the police confess the truth but full reponsibility was not taken • as a result of Biko`s death in 1977, all Black • Consciousness Organizations were banned

  10. Biko`s ambitions and attitudes • Steve Biko is remembered today for the • hope and inspiration he gave to all • of South Africa • one of Biko‘s ambitions was “to have a • new attitude towards and a new way of life that promoted black pride“ • he believed that “the black man`s main • problem was his attitude of inferiority • and he believed that if black men thought • more of themselves, white men would • have a harder punishing the blacks under the rule of Apartheid

  11. another belief was if black men united the battle of • oppression would be an easier battle • Biko said: • “Black Consciousness is an attitude of mind, a way of life“

  12. a presentation by Johanna Uffmann and Mira Köhn

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