Stephen Biko

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death, but the
police said that his death took place because he went on a hunger strike.
Stephen Biko achieved many great feats during his life. One of
these feats was his acceptance to the University of Natal. He entered the
institute to study medicine, though he did not complete the course because
of his political activities. Mr. Biko also put forth many ideas to help
the black people understand what the whites were doing to them. He said
that treating of the blacks poorly itself was not the worst problem they
had, the big dilemma was that the blacks were accepting the treatment.
Biko also founded the Black Consciousness Movement, a movement that had the
objectives of uniting all black victims of white racism, and eventually to
form an independent black state. Meeting with many important figures, such
as Donald Woods, to fight against apartheid was another deed that Stephen
Biko did.
There are many reasons why the things that Stephen Biko did, would
label him as a hero. ...

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