"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.

I Write What I Like A Selection of His Writings

Politics & Social Sciences

Steve Biko

Social Sciences

Harper&Row

On 12th September 1977, Steve Biko was murdered in his prison cell. He was only 31, but his vision and charisma - captured in this collection of his work - had already transformed the agenda of South African politics. This book covers the basic philosophy of black consciousness, Bantustans, African culture, the institutional church and Western involvement in apartheid.

I Write What I Like (Heinemann African Writers)

History

Africa

Heinemann International Litera

Steve Biko's beliefs about black consciousness, in his own words recorded at a political trial. Highlights the utter blot on the apartheid regime with the murder of Biko.

The testimony of Steve Biko

Politics & Government

M.T.SMITH

Oliver Tambo had this to say in launching the Unity in Action campaign highlighted in this coffee table volume: The names of the founding fathers are in the minds of many of the oppressed people of our country today as we commemorate the 70th anniversary of the foundation of the African National Congress. One of these, Pixley ka Izaka Seme, had declared in 1906: "The brighter day is rising upon Africa... Yes, the regeneration of Africa belongs to this new and powerful period. The African people... possess a common fundamental sentiment which is everywhere manifest...On this, our 70th anniversary, we call upon our people, and on our allies and supporters to make 1982 a Year of Unity in Action with the intensification of our assault on all fronts. We call upon our working people, the backbone of our liberation movement to mobilise as never before at the point of production to build a powerful democratic trade union movement for the advancement of the interests of the workers and their activisation into the struggle for the victory of the national democratic revolution. The year of the 70th anniversary of the ANC has been proclaimed by that august body, the General Assembly of the United Nations, as the year of mobilisation for the implementation of sanctions against apartheid.(2) We urge that all those who truly wish to see an end to the inhuman system of apartheid should, acting in unity, seize this opportunity to ensure that the Pretoria regime is isolated as never before. Failure to do this will condemn our people and those of southern Africa in particular and in the end, the rest of mankind, to a terrible bloodletting that will forever remain a blot on the conscience of the entire humanity. Today we commemorate with deserved pride the 70th anniversary of our national union. This is a historic occasion which has been made possible by the sacrifices which our people have made throughout these years and the support of the world democratic movement.

Unity in action: A photographic history of the African National Congress, South Africa, 1912-1982

nelson-mandela

George Bizos

Oliver Tambo

FW de Klerk

Winnie Mandela

Walter Sisulu

African National Congress

Escribo Lo Que Me Da LA Gana

ero yo creo que la gente negra del mundo, al rechazar el legado de  colonialismo y de la dominación blanca y de construir alrededor de sí  sus propios valores, niveles y perspectiva hacia la vida, han  establecido al fin una base sólida para una cooperación significativa  entre ellos mismos en la gran batalla del Tercer Mundo contra las  naciones ricas...No hay duda que la lucha de poder blanco-negro en  Sudáfrica no es sino un microcosmos del enfrentamiento global entre el  Tercer Mundo y las naciones blancas ricas del mundo que se manifiesta de  una manera real a medida que transcurren los años...EL aparteid, en  pequeña o en gran escala, es obviamente malévolo. Nada puede justificar  la presunción arrogante de que una élite de extranjeros tenga el derecho  de decidir sobre las vidas de una mayoría. El hecho de que el aperteid  ha sido asociado con la supremacía blanca, con la explotación  capitalista y con la opresión deliberada hace que el problema sea mucho  más complejo. La escasez material es suficientemente mala, pero  aparejada con la pobreza espiritual mata...Rechazamos la sociedad  occidental la cual se basa en el poder y que parece preocuparse de  perfeccionar sus conocimiento tecnológico, a la vez que pierde su  dimensión espiritual. Creemos que a la larga, la contribución especial  de África al mundo será en el reino de la relación humana. Los grandes  poderes del mundo pueden haber hecho maravillas dándole al mundo una  panorámica industrial y militar; pero el mayor bien viene de camino  desde África: dar al mundo una faz más humana.

Escribo lo que me da la Gana

Hope Pub. House

I Write What I Like

Picador Africa

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