Steve Biko: Human

Steve Biko was anti-apartheid activist in South Africa. Explore interesting quotes on human.
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“The basic tenet of black consciousness is that the black man must reject all value systems that seek to make him a foreigner in the country of his birth and reduce his basic human dignity.”

Steve Biko

Statement as witness (3 May 1976)

Birth , Country

“The most potent weapon of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed.
So as a prelude whites must be made to realise that they are only human, not superior. Same with Blacks. They must be made to realise that they are also human, not inferior.”

Steve Biko

Statement quoted in the Boston Globe (25 October 1977)
Context: Even today, we are still accused of racism. This is a mistake. We know that all interracial groups in South Africa are relationships in which whites are superior, blacks inferior. So as a prelude whites must be made to realize that they are only human, not superior. Same with blacks. They must be made to realize that they are also human, not inferior.

“In time, we shall be in a position to bestow on South Africa the greatest possible gift—a more human face.”

Steve Biko

White Racism and Black Consciousness
I Write What I Like (1978)

Time

“Even today, we are still accused of racism. This is a mistake. We know that all interracial groups in South Africa are relationships in which whites are superior, blacks inferior. So as a prelude whites must be made to realize that they are only human, not superior. Same with blacks. They must be made to realize that they are also human, not inferior.”

Steve Biko

Statement quoted in the Boston Globe (25 October 1977)