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Poster of Biko carried at the funeral

Theme: Death of Biko


Call Number: 8.2.3
Identifier: AL2547_8.2.3
Title: Poster of Biko carried at the funeral
Date: 25 September 1977
Subject: Black consciousness;
Death in detention;
Funerals;
Steve Biko;
Youth

Description: This black and photograph of a mourner carrying a poster with the caption 'Biko and Solidarity' at Steve Biko's funeral in September 1977 was taken by an unidentified photographer for the International Defence and Aid 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 Defence and Aid Fund (IDAF)
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