Noted anti-apartheid activist Steve Bantu Biko dies in police custody after suffering a major head injury. Police claimed his death was the result of an extended hunger strike.
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"That which man dreams of and to Which he aspires, unless fulfilled in his own lifetime, can produce no actual satisfaction to him. It will be self deceiving and a waste of time to advocate dialogue with those who are not ready to listen, because it is obvious that the freedom of millions is not a commodity subject to bargaining. It is better to die free than to live as slaves.
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