Steve Biko: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Invalidated site: LSE Research Online - Steve Biko and the philosophy of Black consciousness. Feb 11, 2026
Anniversary information added. Dec 14, 2025
Add new Web site: AL Jazeera - Will South Africa’s Biko inquest finally yield justice for struggle icon? Dec 10, 2025
Restructured article, updated with the reopening of the inquest into his death in September 2025, added media, and mentioned songs inspired by his life. Sep 12, 2025
Anniversary information added. Sep 08, 2025
Add new Web site: Overcoming Apartheid - The Death of Stephen Biko. Aug 22, 2025
Add new Web site: Facing History and Ourselves - Steve Biko Calls for Black Consciousness. May 16, 2025
Add new Web site: CNN World - Why is Steve Biko�s remarkable legacy often overlooked? Feb 03, 2025
Add new Web site: LSE Research Online - Steve Biko and the philosophy of Black consciousness. Dec 16, 2024
Changed “Port Elizabeth” to “Gqeberha” and “King William's Town" to “Qonce” throughout. Oct 19, 2024
Add new Web site: CORE - Incomplete Histories: Steve Biko, the Politics of Self-Writing and the Apparatus of Reading. May 07, 2024
Add new Web site: African American Registry - Stephen Biko, African Freedom Fighter born. Jan 25, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Dec 12, 2023
Add new Web site: Stanford University - Steve Biko. Nov 17, 2023
Cross-references added. Jun 16, 2023
Add new Web site: My Hero - Biography of Bantu Stephen Biko. Apr 27, 2023
Add new Web site: Academia - Steve Biko: The Intellectual Roots of South African Black Consciousness. Feb 03, 2023
Add new Web site: Digital Innovation South Africa - Steve Biko (1946 - 1977). Aug 26, 2022
Changed “black” to “Black” throughout article. Aug 20, 2020
Add new Web site: Steve Biko Foundation - Steve Biko Timeline. Nov 14, 2019
Media added. Apr 20, 2016
Add new Web site: South African History Online - Stephen Bantu Biko. Oct 14, 2011
Add new Web site: Buffalo City Metro - Biography of Stephen Bantu Biko. Oct 14, 2011
Add new Web site: Steve Biko Foundation - Biography of Bantu Stephen Biko. Oct 14, 2011
Article revised and updated. Jul 27, 2007
Article revised. Dec 21, 2001
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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