The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed.

Steve Biko

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Topic

Tools of oppression Oppression Raising consciousness Liberation

Speaker

Steve Biko

Medium

Esssay

Language

English

Time

1971 1970s 20th century

Occupation

Anti-apartheid activist Activist

From

South Africa Africa

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Original Citation

Biko, Steve. "White Racisim and Black Consciousness." Jan. 1971, Abe Bailey Institute of Interracial Studies, Cape Town, South Africa, Africa.

Current Citation

Biko, Steve. "Black Consciousness and the Quest for a True Humanity." I Write What I Like: Selected Writings, edited by Aelred Stubbs. University of Chicago Press, 2002.

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Every successful revolution puts on in time the robes of the tyrant it has deposed.

Barbara W. Tuchman

Stilwell and the American Experience in China, 1911–45

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Revolution

Author

Barbara W. Tuchman
Source
Stilwell and the American Experience in China, 1911–45
Genre
Historical literature
Language
English
Time
1972 1970s 20th century
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Citation

Tuchman, Barbara W. Stilwell and the American Experience in China, 1911–45. Macmillan, 1972, ch. 8.