Steve Biko: The Soul of South Africa's Freedom

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Steve Biko The Soul of South Africa's Freedom
By Kelly Stefany Bryant Barile
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Early Life

• Stephen Biko was a well renowned
  anti-apartheid activist in South Africa during
  the 60s and 70s. Biko was born on December 18,
  1946 and was raised by his widowed mother who
  believed very much in education. As his schooling
  years went by Biko became a very promising
  student so he was awarded sufficient funds to
  attend boarding school. In the year of 1966,
  Stephen attended the University of Natal
  Non-European Section to study medicine, starting
  off a great path of education that had eventually
  led him to become an activist.

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Colleges

• At the University of Natal, Stephen soon became
  a member of an organization called the National
  Union of South African Students. After attending
  a NUSAS convention at Rhodes University, Biko was
  displeased with the limitations that the group
  brought so he then organized his own group that
  had many different races such as Africans,
  Indians, and Asians. This organization came to be
  known as South African Students Organization.
  Steve Biko became president of this and traveled
  to many colleges, expressing his fruitful ideas
  about South Africans.

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Remember that You are a Human Being, Too!

• Black is beautiful! is Steve Bikos
  philosophy and famous quote. He feels that
  blacks in South Africa should view themselves as
  human beings. Quoted form Steve Biko, this is
  what he said his quote means Man, you are okay
  as you are, begin to look upon yourself as a
  human being. He wanted blacks to know that they
  dont have to change who they are but to be
  themselves and instead of having others push and
  boss you around, just take pride in being who you
  are and stand up for yourself.

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THE APARTHEID AND STEVE BIKO

• As Stephen Biko began to become stronger
  and rally more support the Apartheid was born.
  This was the government that imprisoned South
  Africa and controlled them under a single,
  non-opinionated rule. Steve Biko was the opposite
  of this since he completely opposed the Apartheid
  and always spoke out against them at large public
  rallies. The Apartheid soon became aware of
  Bikos intentions so they soon tried to stop him.
  At his protests the military along with the
  police would show up, gunning down any protestors
  that stood in their way in an attempt to
  assassinate Steve. Nobody was allowed to repeat
  anything that Biko said or his opinions, and he
  wasnt allowed to talk to more than one person at
  a time.

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The Death of Biko

• On September 12, 1977, Steve Biko died. When
  he was first taken away by the police, he ailed a
  severe headache. He was on his way to Pretoria
  Prison when he died from either a major headache
  or starvation. People also speculated that Biko
  may have taken a severe blow to the head caused
  by a blunt weapon during his transfer to the
  prison. There are many different views about his
  cause of death.

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We Will Remember...

• Steve Biko is memorized in many things including

Star Trek The Next Generation gt a starship was
named USS Biko
Cry Freedom by Dave Matthewsgt in honor of
Steve Biko
Stand Like Steel by Randy Stonehillgt the song
is about Biko
and many more
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Thanks For Watching.......Hope You Learned
Something About Stephen Biko