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"The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed." Stephen Bantu Biko foi um ativista anti-apartheid da África do Sul na década de 1960 e 1970. Líder estudantil, fundou o Movimento da Consciência Negra, que capacitava e mobilizava grande parte da população negra urbana. Desde sua morte sob custódia da polícia, ele foi chamado de mártir de um movimento anti-apartheid. Nascimento: 18 de dezembro de 1946, Tarkastad, Eastern Cape, África do Sul Formação: University of Natal Medical School(1966–1972) Assassinato: 12 de setembro de 1977, Pretória, África do Sul #stephenbantubiko #StephenBiko #ativista https://www.instagram.com/p/Bvw38kyJFTC/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=uac6mg837nyc

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After Black South African leader #StephenBiko’s death following a brutal police interrogation in 1977, an atrocity that the South African government tried covering up, the anti-apartheid newspaper editor Donald Woods, who’d known Biko, quickly wrote and smuggled out of the country a manuscript that was a biography of Biko and an exposé on the case. It was an amazingly timely and powerful book, and instilled in me a love for ripped-from-the-headlines books, the sort I’ve been partial to reading and working on ever since. "Biko" was published in 1978 around the time my siblings and parents and I were getting ready to open our bookstore, Undercover Books, and it was among the first books I ordered for our opening stock. With the scandal that ensued from Biko’s death, ownership of Woods’s book became a crime in South Africa. I was very proud we sold many copies in Cleveland. Woods lived many years in Britain, and was still on the scene when Nelson Mandela finally became free. I pay homage to Stephen Biko today. More on Biko and Donald Woods at The Great Gray Bridge. http://philipsturner.com/2017/09/12/south-african-anti-apartheid-activist-stephen-biko-died-police-custody-forty-years-today/

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Today, 1977: South African police cleared of Biko death

1977: South African police cleared of Biko death

Security police in South Africa have been exonerated of any blame in the death of black consciousness leader Steve Biko who died while in detention.

The chief magistrate of Pretoria, Martinus Prins, said he officially accepted findings the 30-year-old died of extensive brain injuries sustained during a scuffle with police on the morning of 7 September.

At the time, he said, Mr Biko was being interrogated by five members of the security police who said he had gone "berserk".

Mr Biko died on 12 September in a cell.

"The court finds the available evidence does not prove the death was brought about by an act or omission involving any offence by any person," he said.

What have we done? Our sin is that we are black?

Biko supporters

The three-minute ruling ended a dramatic three-week inquest and attracted widespread international condemnation.

About 200 of his supporters held an impromptu demonstration outside, watched by police.

They chanted: "They have killed Steve Biko. What have we done? Our sin is that we are black?"

Mr Biko was arrested on 18 August in Grahamstown for writing inflammatory pamphlets and "inciting unrest" among the black community.

During the inquest, the family lawyer, Sydney Kentridge, argued the young nationalist died after an assault by one or more members of the Port Elizabeth Security Police - which they denied.

Family law suit

They did admit Mr Biko was handcuffed, shackled, and left naked in custody and was driven 750 miles to hospital on the floor of a car.

Eastern Cape security police commander, Colonel Pieter Goosen, in charge of the investigation, suggested Mr Biko may have fallen on the floor during the fight "bumping his head".

The post-mortem examination revealed he sustained five major lesions to the brain, a scalp wound, an inner cut on the upper lip, and abrasions and bruising around the ribs.

The magistrate may publish the reason for his findings within the next two weeks but is not obliged by law to do so.

Mr Biko's widow, Ntsikie, refused to comment but intends to sue Justice and Police Minister Jimmy Kruger for damages.

source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/2/newsid_2516000/2516663.stm

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