![]() First edition | |
Author | Donald Woods |
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Language | English |
Genre | Biography |
Publisher | Paddington Press |
Publication date | 1978 |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
Media type | |
Pages | 436 |
ISBN | 0-8050-1899-9 |
OCLC | 24107193 |
968.06/092 B 20 | |
LC Class | DT779.8.B48 W67 1991 |
Biko is a biography about Black Consciousness Movement leader and anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko. It was written by the liberal white South African 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.