The Black Consciousness Movement
Our Black forebears lived
in this lower end of Africa for thousands of years. They
reared cattle and small-stock, and raised various types
of crops. Many of them produced clay and wooden crafts.
More than 1 200 years ago they began to mine and smelt
iron, copper and other minerals...
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Bantu Biko - the founding father of BC
philosophy
"We have set on a quest for
true humanity, and somewhere on the distant horison we
can see the glittering prize. Let us march forth with
courage and determination, drawing strength from our
common plight and brotherhood. In time we shall be in a
position to bestow upon South Africa the greatest gift
possible - a more human face".
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Onkgopotse Tiro -the BC Student Leader
Cde Onkgopotse Tiro was
born on the 9th November 1945 in Dinokana, Sefatlhane
District, North West Province, South Africa. He started
his schooling in 1951 at the Ikalafeng Primary School.
The school was closed down as a result of strikes
against passes for women. This disrupted his studies...
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June 16, 1976 Background and the
aftermath
The eruption of student
uprisings in June 1976 has to be seen in its proper
perspective. Today, organisations and individuals have
claimed responsibility for the uprising. However, events
prior to June 16, 1976 will show that no one other than
the students themselves, under the leadership of the
South African Student’s Movement (SASM), can claim
responsibility...
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Black Solidarity Day, October 19, 1977
On September 12,1977,
the white racist minority regime killed Bantu Steve Biko.
Almost thirty seven (37) days after Biko 's brutal
death, on the 19th October 1977 the racist regime
announced the banning of almost the entire spectrum of
the Black Consciousness Movement Organisations...
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BCM Heros and Heroines List
List of Black
Consciousness Movement Heros and Heroines who died in
the fight against Boer Oppression. Cause of death
includes parcel bomb, died in detention, military
operation, shot, car accident, assassination, multiple
injury with haemorrahage, murdered by UDF, hacked, neck-
laced, head injuries, explosion, presumed dead, stroke,
meningitis, natural etc...
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