Steve Biko

Steve Biko (d. September 12 1977) was a noted anti-apartheid activist in South Africa in the 1960s. He was banned during the height of apartheid, meaning that he was not allowed to speak to more than one person at a time and so could not make speeches in public. Also forbidden was to quote anything he said, including speeches or simple conversations. He had suffered a major head injury around September 6th while in police custody and was chained to a window grill for a full day. On September 11, police loaded him into the back of a car and began the 740-mile drive to another prison. He died en route; police claimed his death was the result of an extended hunger strike.