Gathers articles, lectures, trial testimonies, letters, and selected writings by an outspoken critic of apartheid of died of a head injury while in the custody of the South African police

I Write What I Like: A Selection of His Writings

Biko, Steve

History

Harpercollins

"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: Selected Writings

Biographies & Memoirs

Community & Culture

University of Chicago Press

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

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Heinemann International Literature & Textbooks

I Write What I Like : A Selection of Writings

Africa

Heinemann

The Testimony of Steve Biko

Politics & Government

HarperCollins, Publishers

I write what I like: A selection of his writings

Ravan Press

I write what I like

Bowerdean Press

In a series of essays on the politics and society of South Africa, the growth and development of Biko as a leader is depicted through a theme of black dignity and consciousness.

Capital Books, Inc.

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

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