I Write What I Like: A Selection of His Writings - Softcover

Biko, Steve

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0062500554 ISBN 13: 9780062500557

Publisher: HarperCollins, 1986

Synopsis

Gathers articles, lectures, trial testimonies, letters, and selected writings by an outspoken critic of apartheid of died of a head injury while in the custody of the South African police

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

"The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed." Like all of Steve Biko's writings, those words testify to the passion, courage, and keen insight that made him one of the most powerful figures in South Africa's struggle against apartheid. They also reflect his conviction that black people in South Africa could not be liberated until they united to break their chains of servitude, a key tenet of the Black Consciousness movement that he helped found.

I Write What I Like contains a selection of Biko's writings from 1969, when he became the president of the South African Students' Organization, to 1972, when he was prohibited from publishing. The collection also includes a preface by Archbishop Desmond Tutu; an introduction by Malusi and Thoko Mpumlwana, who were both involved with Biko in the Black Consciousness movement; a memoir of Biko by Father Aelred Stubbs, his longtime pastor and friend; and a new foreword by Professor Lewis Gordon.

Biko's writings will inspire and educate anyone concerned with issues of racism, postcolonialism, and black nationalism.

From the Back Cover:

Steve Biko was one of the foremost figures in South Africa's struggle for liberation from the apartheid regime. Murdered by the police when he was only 30, he had already established himself as a leader through his work as a political activist and his writings on Black Consciousness. I Write What I Like was first published in 1978 shortly after his brutal murder in detention. This collection of writings displays all the qualities which have made Biko one of the most influential thinkers in contemporary South African politics - a profound humanity, passionate conviction, humour and courage.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 1986
• ISBN 10: 0062500554
• ISBN 13: 9780062500557
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 216
• Editor: Stubbs Aelred