South Africa finally deals with activist's death.(Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)

From: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service | Date: January 30, 1997| Author: | Copyright information

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa _ During an interrogation in 1977, a security officer slapped Steve Biko, South Africa's young apostle of black pride.

Biko slapped him back. That's the way Biko lived, and it probably is the reason he died a gruesome death at the age of 30.

His Black Consciousness Movement instilled self-esteem in a new generation during the depths of apartheid, activating a determination by young black South Africans to take power in their country even if it cost some of them their lives.

For more than 19 years, Biko's relatives and admirers have ...

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