At the time of his death, Biko had a wife and three children for which he left a letter that stated in one part: “I've devoted my life to see equality for blacks, and at the same time, I've denied the needs of my family. Please understand that I take these actions, not out of selfishness or arrogance, but to preserve a South Africa worth living in for blacks and whites.

Apartheid - both petty and grand - is obviously evil.

The basic tenet of black consciousness is that the black man must reject all value systems that seek to make him a foreigner in the country of his birth and reduce his basic human dignity.

The wealth of the country must eventually be enjoyed by people of the country

So as a prelude whites must be made to realise that they are only human, not superior. Same with Blacks. They must be made to realise that they are also human, not inferior.

It becomes more necessary to see the truth as it is if you realize that the only vehicle for change are these people who have lost their personality.

I think the central theme about black society is that it has got elements of a defeated society