“The ANC, admitted to a campaign of bombings and assassinations, including the deaths of seven anti-apartheid activists killed for betraying the cause.” This here shows that no matter what cause you were fighting for during the apartheid, everyone was at fault. The people that wanted to have the Apartheid, hated the ones against them. Vice Versa. There were riots and brawls constantly leaving the dead to linger waiting for peace. South Africa was out of control, and with the killing of Steven Biko, it became worse. He was an Anti-aparteid activist, he was a peaceful protester, but was killed brutally in the arms of the police. His head had injury’s from after the police took him into costudy, meaning that he was beaten by the police. His arm was chained to a window grille and while on his way of being transported, he died. Government officials tried to cover it up saying he died of a hunger strike, but most people still think that he was overly abused and discriminated by the police, and his death must have involved the police’s abuse. It is still up in arms, but the fall out from his death was intense. Due to Biko’s celebrity status, the news of his death flooded throughout Africa quickly. More focus was now on the Apartheid than before. Articles were written in the local papers, News broadcast’s covered the story of his surroundings, and Photographers were interested in the different places where Biko had protested. Biko had a light shine down on the Apartheid and made it become aware to everyone.
- Maegan Reynolds, Liz Daegle, Melanie Odams, Steven Cottle
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