Source archive Tier B
Steve Biko — I Write What I Like
Steve Biko, I Write What I Like, ed. Aelred Stubbs (London: Bowerdean Press, 1978; Harper & Row, 1979). Scan of the 1979 edition on the Internet Archive (controlled lending).
Custody docket
- Record
- biko-i-write-what-i-like-1978
- Type
- archive
- Trust tier
- B
- Status
- published
Sources are graded A (primary) / B (secondary academic) / C (secondary journalism) / D (tertiary or contested). See the manifesto’s Evidence Standard for full criteria.
Backs the doctrine’s characterization: “the most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed” (“White Racism and Black Consciousness,” 1971). Characterized in the essay, not quoted. Biko died in police custody, 12 September 1977. Trust tier: secondary for retrieval, primary for the text.
Provenance
- Creator
- Steve Biko
- Published
- 1978
- Accessed
- 2026-09-03
- External record
- https://archive.org/details/iwritewhatilike00biko
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