During this entire process, there was a particularly notable anti-apartheid …show more content…
He went out of his way many times just to get some justice done to the blacks. Biko was strictly against racial discrimination, and discrimination as a whole. His beliefs included that blacks should get just enough right as the white do. Along with the South African Students’ Organization (SASO) and the Black People’s Association, he founded the Zimele Trust Fund to help the families of the political prisoners. He also established the Ginsberg Educational Trust to assist the black students and their educational opportunities.
He and his fellow activists had been arrested quite a few times for the activities done by them. Biko was arrested while going to Cape Town to address a bunch of students. He was put into police custody in Pretoria and beaten very harshly. Biko died the next day while in police custody due to a massive brain haemorrhage . His death was covered up by saying that Biko was having absolutely no intake of food and hence dies of a hunger strike. His death caused a huge turmoil amongst the black population.
Donald Wood, a good friend of Steve Biko was convinced that the cause of death was not due to starvation, and hence sets out to determine and publicize the truth behind the story of his …show more content…
It follows Steve Biko’s activities on how he was against the process of discriminating by races. The movie is a brilliant way of capturing the various issues at that time in South Africa. The movie focusses more on Steve Biko’s participation in the struggle. The fact that he is committed in doing something for the black society and is willing to lead the population to their justice. It shows the road to justice, determination, the fight against racial discrimination and equality of