Born December 18, 1946

Died September 12, 1977, while in

police custody
Dedicated a majority of his life to anti-
apartheid and pro-black ideology


Kicked out of public school for his anti-
establishment behavior
Attends a private Roman Catholic
school
Joins (but leaves) the National Union
of South African Students
Founds the South African Students
Organization (1969)

1972 Black Peoples Convention
Brings together social groups that play
a big role in the 1976 Uprisings
(Soweto)
Biko is the first president of the BPC
1973 Biko is banned from
politically activity and restricted to his
hometown

Imprisoned four times between August 1975
September 1977
August 21, 1977 his last actual arrest
September 7, 1977 suffers a head injury and
acts strangely
September 11, 1977 Biko slips into coma
He is put on a truck for a 12 hour drive to a
prison in Pretoria that has a hospital
September 12, 1977 Biko dies, due to
neurological damage and brain hemorrhaging

BLACK CONSCIOUSNESSSEEKS TO DEMONSTRATE THE LIE THAT BLACK IS
AN ABERRATION, AN ABNORMALITY, FROM WHAT IS CONSIDERED
NORMAL, WHICH IS BEING WHITEBY BEING ASHAMED OF BEING
BLACK & TRYING TO BE WHITE, BLACK PEOPLE ARE INSULTING THE
INTELLIGENCE OF WHOEVER CREATED US BLACKBLACK CONSCIOUSNESS
SEEKS TO INFUSE THE BLACK COMMUNITY WITH SELF-CONFIDENCE IN OUR
VALUE SYSTEM, OUR CULTURE, OUR RELIGION & OUR OUTLOOK ON LIFE.