19 October 1977
Black Consciousness organisations banned
After Steve Biko's death in detention, the state banned leading Black Consciousness organisations and newspapers, shattering the movement's public leadership.
established
state-repression
political-change
After Steve Biko's death in detention, the state banned leading Black Consciousness organisations and newspapers, shattering the movement's public leadership.
Significance
Marks the conventional end of the BCM's open organisational phase and a major late-1970s repression landmark.
Why it matters
Marks the conventional end of the BCM's open organisational phase and a major late-1970s repression landmark.