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| Stephen Bantu Biko died in a prison cell in Pretoria |
The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed.
Being black is not a matter of pigmentation - being black is a reflection of a mental attitude.
Black Consciousness is an attitude of the mind and a way of life, the most positive call to emanate from the black world for a long time. Steve Biko
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Born: December 18, 1946
Assassinated: September 12, 1977
Stephen Bantu Biko was an anti-apartheid activist in South Africa in the 1960s and 1970s. A student leader, he later founded the Black Consciousness Movement which would empower and mobilize much of the urban black population. Wikipedia
Today, we remember Steve Biko and learn about his legacy.
Thank you Google for Remembering.
Mary Glass
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