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Steve Biko

I Write What I Like

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 1978

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Essay Topics

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Discuss South Africa’s colonial history and the legacy of colonialism in Biko’s era. What political and social realities shape Biko’s views and activism?

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Biko argued that only an all-Black organization like SASO could achieve real emancipation for Black South Africans. What are the strengths and weaknesses of Biko’s argument?

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What is white liberalism? How does it hinder Black emancipation? In what forms, if any, does white liberalism persist today?