Steve Biko arrested, later dies from police brutality
In the midst of South Africa's turbulent apartheid era, a defiant voice for Black liberation was silenced forever. Steve Biko, a 30-year-old anti-apartheid activist, was arrested at a police roadblock in King William's Town. What should have been a routine stop turned into a brutal ordeal, leaving Biko with fatal injuries. As news of his death spread, outrage and protests erupted, exposing the regime's brutality and galvanizing the fight against apartheid.
Occurred on: August 18th, 1977