CULTURETECHLENSBlack Consciousness Movement
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The Black Consciousness Movement (BCM) was a South African movement led by Steve Biko; its student wing SASO was formed in 1969 as a breakaway from NUSAS, and the movement inspired the Soweto youth of the 1976 uprising. It was a countrywide movement, not seated in a single city.
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The Black Consciousness Movement (BCM) was a South African movement led by Steve Biko; its student wing SASO was formed in 1969 as a breakaway from NUSAS, and the movement inspired the Soweto youth of the 1976 uprising. It was a countrywide movement, not seated in a single city.
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- Also known as: BCM
- City: South Africa
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- https://www.saha.org.za/black_consciousness.htm (verification source · master store)
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The Black Consciousness Movement (BCM) was a South African movement led by Steve Biko; its student wing SASO was formed in 1969 as a breakaway from NUSAS, and the movement inspired the Soweto youth of the 1976 uprising. It was a countrywide movement, not seated in a single city.
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