Change The Way People Think And Things

At The Time Of His Death, Biko Had A Wife And Three Children For Which He Left A Letter That Stated In One Part: “i've Devoted My Life To See Equality For Blacks, And At The Same Time, I've Denied The Needs Of My Family. Please Understand That I Take These Actions, Not Out Of Selfishness Or Arrogance, But To Preserve A South Africa Worth Living In For Blacks And Whites.

The Basic Tenet Of Black Consciousness Is That The Black Man Must Reject All Value Systems That Seek To Make Him A Foreigner In The Country Of His Birth And Reduce His Basic Human Dignity.

If You Want To Say Something Radical, You Should Dress Conservative.

You Are Either Alive And Proud Or You Are Dead, And When You Are Dead, You Can't Care Anyway.

We Have Set Out On A Quest For True Humanity, And Somewhere On The Distant Horizon We Can See The Glittering Prize. Let Us March Forth With Courage And Determination, Drawing Strength From Our Common Plight And Our Brotherhood [and Sisterhood]. In Time We Shall Be In A Position To Bestow Upon South Africa The Greatest Gift Possible--a More Human Face