I Write What I Like : Selected Writings

by Biko, Steve

• ISBN13: 9780226048970
• ISBN10: 0226048977
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-09-01
• Publisher: Univ of Chicago Pr

Summary

"The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed." Like all of Steve Biko's writings, those words testify to the passion, courage, and keen insight that made him one of the most powerful figures in South Africa's struggle against apartheid. They also reflect his conviction that black people in South Africa could not be liberated until they united to break their chains of servitude, a key tenet of the Black Consciousness movement that he helped found.I Write What I Like contains a selection of Biko's writings from 1969, when he became the president of the South African Students' Organization, to 1972, when he was prohibited from publishing. The collection also includes a preface by Archbishop Desmond Tutu; an introduction by Malusi and Thoko Mpumlwana, who were both involved with Biko in the Black Consciousness movement; a memoir of Biko by Father Aelred Stubbs, his longtime pastor and friend; and a new foreword by Professor Lewis Gordon.Biko's writings will inspire and educate anyone concerned with issues of racism, postcolonialism, and black nationalism.

Author Biography

Steve Biko (1946-78) is regarded as the father of the Black Consciousness movement in South Africa and a key figure in bringing about the end of apartheid. He was murdered while in police detention in 1978.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Foreword

Editor's Preface

Preface

Introduction

Glossary

Biographical Summary

SASO—its Role, its Significance and Its Future

Letter to SRC Presidents

Black Campuses and Current Feelings

Black Souls in White Skins?

We Blacks

Fragmentation of the Black Resistance

Some African Cultural Concepts

The Definition of Black Consciousness

The Church as seen by a Young Layman

White Racism and Black Consciousness

Fear—an important Determinant in South African Politics

Let's talk about Bantustans

Black Consciousness and the Quest for a True Humanity

What is Black Consciousness?

'The Righteousness of our Strength'

American Policy towards Azania

Our Strategy for Liberation

On DeathMartyr of Hope: A Personal Memoir

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