Steve biko

Born: King William's Town, December 18, 1946

Died: Pretoria, September 12, 1977

WHAT HE DID: Ideologically an African nationalist and socialist, he

was at the forefront of a grassroots campaign against apartheid known
as the Black Consciousness Movement during the 1960s and 1970s.

WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM: In 1966, he began studying medicine

at the University of Natal, where he joined the National Union of South
African Students (NUSAS). Unlike the apartheid system of racial
segregation and white minority rule in South Africa, Biko became
frustrated that the NUSAS and other anti-apartheid groups were dominated by white liberals, rather than
for the blacks most affected by apartheid. He believed that well-intentioned white liberals misunderstood
the black experience and often acted paternalistically. He developed the view that, to avoid white
domination, black people had to organize independently, and to this end he became a leading figure in the
creation of the South African Students Organization (SASO) in 1968.

IN BRIEF: Biko began studying at university where he joined a

national union of South African students called NUSAS, in
contrast to the apartheid system of racial segregation and white
minority government in South Africa. Biko was frustrated because
the NUSAS and anti-apartheid were dominated by the white
liberals rather than the blacks most affected by apartheid.
They thought that by being independent and organizing themselves
they would stop being dominated by whites and that is why Biko
was the most prominent figure in NUSAS and all white domination
and later they ended up creating the SASO.

Trabajo realizado por: Noah

Navarrete Toledo.
Curso: 2º E