Table of Contents

Foreword by Nelson Mandela Preface 1.In My Mind’s Eye 2.Steve Biko in the Intellectual History of the Eastern Cape: An African Elite and European Modernity 3.Formative Years in Ginsberg Location, King William’s Town 4.Leaving Home: Lovedale, St Francis College 5.The Trouble(s) with NUSAS 6.Steve Biko and the Making of SASO 7.Strategic Leadership and ‘Losing Grip’: The Black People’s Convention 8.Banishment and Homecoming 9.How Steve was Killed 10.Steve Biko’s ‘Extraordinary Gift of Leadership’ Epilogue: Coming Full Circle Select Bibliography Acknowledgements About the Author Index

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Xolela Mangcu, who knew Biko, provides the first in-depth look at the life of one of the most iconic figures of the anti-apartheid movement, whose legacy is still strongly felt today, both in South Africa, and worldwide in the global struggle for civil rights, today.

About the Author

Xolela Mangcu is an internationally respected analyst and commentator. He is based at the University of Cape Town and is also a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington D.C.

Reviews

'...promises to transform our understanding of this pivotal figure.' - Henry Louis Gates, Jr. 'Xolela Mangcu has brought Biko back to our lives. A must-read' - Ngugi wa Thiong'o 'A brilliant biography...a landmark in Biko studies' - Jeff Peires