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Biko is a biography about South African leader and anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko. It was written by the journalist Donald Woods, a personal friend of Biko. Donald Woods was forced into exile for attempting to expose the truth surrounding Biko's death. It was the inspiration for the 1987 film Cry Freedom. The book covers the life of South African anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko from the view of his friend Donald Woods. The book is also critical of the white government of South Africa and the Apartheid system. It attacks the mistreatment of blacks and the brutality commonly used by the police.
Biko died on September 12, 1977, while in police custody. The official police report stated that he had died as the result of a hunger strike. But South African journalist Woods, after first seeing the body, was convinced that Biko was beaten to death. Woods had photographs of Biko's body taken and published in his newspaper. Woods was forced to flee for his life after he became targeted by the government for attempting to investigate Biko's death.
Penguin PB , creasing to bacl cover, tanning to pages. Section of photos to centre.