CULTURETECHLENSSteve Biko
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Steve Biko was born in 1946 in Tarkastad, Eastern Cape, South Africa, and died in 1977 in Pretoria; he cofounded the South African Students' Organization and led the nation's Black Consciousness Movement; he was murdered at age 30 while in police custody.
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Steve Biko was born in 1946 in Tarkastad, Eastern Cape, South Africa, and died in 1977 in Pretoria; he cofounded the South African Students' Organization and led the nation's Black Consciousness Movement; he was murdered at age 30 while in police custody.
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Steve Biko was born in 1946 in Tarkastad, Eastern Cape, South Africa, and died in 1977 in Pretoria; he cofounded the South African Students' Organization and led the nation's Black Consciousness Movement; he was murdered at age 30 while in police custody.
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