Stephen Bantu Biko
1946 - 1977
Picture Gallery
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Steve Biko addressing the second general students' council of the South African Students' Organisation (SASO) at University of Natal, July 1971 (Photo: Mayibuye Centre)
Photograph by Jurgen Schadeberg © Baileys Archive.
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St Francis of Assisi Church, Rockville, Soweto. Fourth Anniversary of the death of Steve Biko, 14 September 1981 (Photo: Alf Kumalo).
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Protest meeting, 1967.
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December 1977 - My Husband Steve - At the Pretoria Inquest: the name of Steve Biko inspires much passion. (Photo: Bailey's African History Archives) .
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A nation weeps. Mourners gather to pay their last respects as Steve Biko's body lies in state in his home before the funeral, attended by 20,000 mourners at King William's Town, November 1977 (Photo: Bailey's African History Archives).
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A nation weeps. Mourners gather to pay their last respects as Steve Biko's body lies in state in his home before the funeral, attended by 20,000 mourners at King William's Town, November 1977 (Photo: Bailey's African History Archives).
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A nation weeps. Mourners gather to pay their last respects as Steve Biko's body lies in state in his home before the funeral, attended by 20,000 mourners at King William's Town, November 1977 (Photo: Bailey's African History Archives).
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A nation weeps. Mourners gather to pay their last respects as Steve Biko's body lies in state in his home before the funeral, attended by 20,000 mourners at King William's Town, November 1977 (Photo: Bailey's African History Archives).
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Steve Biko's body lying in state, attended by 20,000 mourners at King William's Town, November 1977 (Photo: Bailey's African History Archives).
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Samora and Ntsiki Biko at the funeral, attended by 20,000 mourners at King William's Town, November 1977 (Photo: Bailey's African History Archives).
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Moment of realisation. Little Samora Biko, still in his mother's arms sobs bitterly at the side of his father's grave. The agony of his loss is unclear but the agony of the moment was real enough. (Photo: Bailey's African History Archives).
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1970's - Black Consciousness Movement leader, political activist and student leader Steve Bantu Biko with his son, Samora. (Photo: Bailey's African History Archive).
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Steve Biko circa 1977 (Photo: Bailey's African History Archive).
