Steve Biko

Steve Biko

male, deceased (1977)
Stephen Bantu Biko (18 December 1946 - 12 September 1977) was a noted nonviolent anti-apartheid activist in South Africa in the 1960s and early...
Donald Woods

Donald Woods

male, deceased (2001)
Donald James Woods, CBE (December 15, 1933 – August 19, 2001) was a South African journalist and anti-apartheid activist. As editor of the "Daily Di...
Barney Pityana

Barney Pityana

male
Nyameko Barney Pityana (August 7 1945 -) is a lawyer and theologian in South Africa. He is especially active in human rights, being one of the...

Jimmy Kruger

male, deceased (1987)
James Thomas "Jimmy" Kruger (1917 - 1987) was a South African politician who rose to the position of Minister of Justice and the Police in the...
Strini Moodley

Strini Moodley

male, deceased (2006)
Strinivasa "Strini" Moodley (22 December 1945 - 27 April 2006) was a founding member of the Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa. In 1976,...

Nigel Gibson

male
Nigel Gibson is an activist and scholar. He was born in London and was an active militant in the 1984 -1985 Miners' Strike. While in London he also...

Mthuli Ka Shezi

male, deceased (1972)
Mthuli ka Shezi (1947 - 1972) was a South African playwright and political activist. He was a student activist when he attended the University of...

Thamsanga Mnyele

male, deceased (1985)
Thamsanga (Thami) Mnyele (sometimes spelled Thamsanqa) (1948 - June 14 1985) was a South African artist associated with the anti-apartheid politics...

Sabelo Stanley Ntwasa

male
Sabelo Stanley Ntwasa was a priest in the South African Anglican Church. He is remembered especially for his friendship with Black Consciousness...
Alex La La Guma

Alex La La Guma

male, deceased (1985)
Alex La Guma (20 February 1925-11 October 1985) was a South African novelist, leader of the South African Coloured People's Organisation (SACPO)...