Mandela's Autobiography and Steve Biko.

[stevoo]

I have a copy each of Mr. N L M Mandela's autobiography; and the authorised biography by Anthony Sampson. I have read these excellent works several times, because I love the man, his struggle and success. However, I always feel disappointed the fact that no mention was made of the man STEVE BIKO who died as a result of the same struggle in the same land. I want to use this medium to ask my Idol Mr, Mandela to tell me why. Was S. Biko on a dimetrically opposed wheels? How significant was Biko's contribution to the struggle, to ANC and to South Africa? I salute you grandpa!

[Whoopi]

I doubt that Mr.Mandela will ever visit that forum and reply you...

[mluuu]

what we should first under stand is that although the to parties which these people represented we fighting the same battlethat is apartheid,the main problem was with the fundarmental principles of the two organasations(A.N.C&P.A.C.)from the on set one should know that the PAC is a party that separated from the ANC because on the very day in 1958 when the ANC meet in kliptown in johannesburg to endorse the freedom charter,people like MR BIKO had voiced out their opposition towards this charter because it accomodated all the groups (races)of south africa,now the likes of MR BIKO (anc youth leader then)did not want to identfy themselves with that so for progress sake they we excluded from the gathering,that was then that the PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS was formed.
MR MANDELA had always talked about unity amonst not only black people but also all the other race groups.
enough of brief history MFETHU i agree with you he should have mantioned him,because MR BIKO did so much for the anc youth leauge that up lifted the struggle.

cheers boet!!

[ches]

"Cry Freedom" is available at Amazon.com -- here.

You will also find, through searching the archives, the testimony regarding his murder at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. His family petitioned the Constitutional Court (along with that of Griffiths and Victoria Mxenge's) because they did not want the murderers to be granted amnesty. Their action failed, but that did not necessarily guarantee them amnesty. The result of the amnesty hearing is on the TRC site.

The hearings took place in Port Elizabeth between the 8th and 11th of April 1997. Find links to the testimony here.

I most certainly stand to be corrected, but as far as I recall, Biko was never associated with the PAC, certainly, their sketchy website never mentioned him in the organisation's origins. In fact, he is usually termed a "Black Consciousness" leader. He was deeply involved in Student Unions and was a leader of the BPC - the Black People's Convention.

Here is a brief biography.

[stevoo]

Thank you very much dear brothers, who have spent their scarce moments to enlighten me and other readers on this topic.
I think I now have a good insight on the matter and thus my judgement is shaped.
My belief has always been that history cannot be complete if it fails to mention the errand boy who gave the historian a cup of water on his way to chronicle the events.
Thanks again, dear brother Ches. See you one day in Soweto when I come on vaccation from the Netherlands.
Bye!

[SB-Angel]

DO you want to know the real truth???
http://www.freewebs.com/cindydale/sathemandelamyth.htm

[voltaire]

The link doesn't work.


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