Resisting Apartheid: Biko and Woods

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Course Outline

  1. Apartheid South Africa and racial oppression
  2. Steve Biko and Black Consciousness movement
  3. Donald Woods journalist transformation
  4. Township visits and lived consequences of apartheid
  5. Banning orders and state repression
  6. Biko arrest, torture, and official cover-up
  7. Woods investigation and shift to political opposition
  8. Threats, poisoned shirt episode, and exile
  9. International exposure and film’s anti-apartheid message

1. Apartheid South Africa and racial oppression

Key Concepts & Definitions

  • Apartheid : A system of racial segregation that legally and socially separates groups and enforces unequal rights.
  • Racial oppression : A pattern of domination where one racial group uses power to restrict others’ freedoms and dignity.
  • Townships : Poor residential areas where Black South Africans are often forced to live under apartheid.
  • Institutional racism : A form of racism built into institutions so discrimination is maintained through laws and practices.

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1. What was the main goal of Steve Biko’s Black Consciousness movement?

2. Why does Biko take Woods to visit Black townships?

3. How does the film show state repression intensifying around opposition?

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Apartheid — definition?

System of racial segregation and discrimination.

Racial oppression — role?

Maintains racial inequalities and domination.

Townships — location?

Poor Black residential areas under apartheid.

Institutional racism — mechanism?

Built into laws and institutions.

Steve Biko — role?

Black leader promoting Black Consciousness.

Black Consciousness — focus?

Rebuilding Black dignity and self-confidence.

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