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At the time of his death, Biko had a wife and three children for which he left a letter that stated in one part: “I've devoted my life to see equality for blacks, and at the same time, I've denied the needs of my family. Please understand that I take these actions, not out of selfishness or arrogance, but to preserve a South Africa worth living in for blacks and whites.

Steven Biko's Popular Quotes

The most potent weapon of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed.

- Steven Biko

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. Its essence…

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A community is easily divide when their perception of the same thing is different

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Change the way people think and things will never be the same

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The basic tenet of black consciousness is that the black man must reject all value systems that seek to make him a foreigner in the country of his bi…

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I would like to remind the black ministry and indeed all black people that God is not in the habit of coming down from heaven to solve people's probl…

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It becomes more necessary to see the truth as it is if you realise that the only vehicle for change are these people who have lost their personality.…

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So as a prelude whites must be made to realise that they are only human, not superior. Same with Blacks. They must be made to realise that they are a…

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When you say 'Black is beautiful' you are saying, 'Man you are okay as you are, begin to look upon yourself as a human being'.

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