A nation weeps. Mourners gather to pay their last respects as Steve Biko’s body lies in state in his home before the funeral, attended by 20,000 mourners at King William’s Town, November 1977.
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South African History Online. (2011, March 28). A nation weeps. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0048038
South African History Online (2011) 'A nation weeps', South African History Online, 28 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0048038 (Accessed: 29 October 2026).
South African History Online, A nation weeps [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0048038, (accessed 29 October 2026).
"A nation weeps." South African History Online, 28 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0048038. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "A nation weeps." South African History Online. March 28, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0048038.
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