Iconic autopsy: postmortem portraits of Bantu Stephen Biko.(political instincts)

From: African Arts | Date: September 22, 2005| Author: Hill, Shannen | Copyright information

Bantu Stephen Biko, one of South Africa's most famous sons, died at the hands of policemen on September 12, 1977. Soon after, an autopsy was conducted and photographs were taken. Images from this report were leaked to the South African press and appeared in newspapers on September 20. When journalists received the official autopsy report on October 26, South Africans, indeed much of the world, had confirmation of their speculations: Mr. Biko died of a massive brain hemorrhage due t...

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