On June 7, 1976, anti-apartheid leader Steve Biko convened a secret strategy session in Soweto with student leaders preparing for protests against the imposition of Afrikaans as a teaching language. The meeting directly preceded the historic Soweto Uprising that began on June 16. Biko emphasized Black consciousness, dignity, and self-organization. His ideological influence helped transform the student-led protest into a national resistance movement. Though Biko was later killed in police custody, his intellectual legacy galvanized resistance across South Africa and the world.
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