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Steve Biko's funeral: the coffin carried in procession.

Theme: Death of Biko


Call Number: 8.2.2
Identifier: AL2547_8.2.2
Title: Steve Biko's funeral: the coffin carried in procession.
Date: 25 September 1977
Subject: Black consciousness;
Death in detention;
Funerals;
Steve Biko;
Youth
Description: This black and white photograph of Steve Biko's coffin during his funeral on 25.09.1977 was taken on behalf of the The International Aid and Defence Fund (IDAF). This photograph was digitised by Africa Media Online (AMO) in 2009. Included in SAHA exhibition kit and virtual exhibition - 'The Future is Ours: Commemorating Youth in the Struggle'
Creator: Photographer unknown
Type: Photograph
Format: Access image - jpeg
Preservation image - tiff
Source: SAHA collection AL2547
Coverage: King Williams Town, South Africa
Rights: The International Aid and Defence Fund (IDAF)


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