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  Police Room 619
 
"The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed." - Stephen Biko, 1946-1977 (23 years ago, 25-Sep-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Police Room 619
 
(...) I'm unsure of what the actual goal of this post is, though I like that people are reading Biko. :D Clarification? best LFB (23 years ago, 25-Sep-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Police Room 619
 
(...) Simply that today is the anniversary of Biko's funeral (his actual death was the 13th of September, his admitted death somewhere between the two). Biko's work, and his murder had a fairly profound effect on me, and I was reminded of that today (...) (23 years ago, 25-Sep-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Police Room 619
 
(...) Do you have a quick link or two to proffer? Something relatively short or predigested, or maybe you could do a para or two runthrough? There is so MUCH to read these days, but I haven't heard exactly why he has significance (I recall that (...) (23 years ago, 25-Sep-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Police Room 619
 
(...) A quick summary is that Stephen Biko was a black South African under aparteid who refused to not speak out against it; this got him expelled from university for his politcal views, and turned into a fugitive by the government. He was arrested (...) (23 years ago, 25-Sep-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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