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Material related to the death of Steven Biko. The document includes a copy of a Letter to the Editor of The New York Times. The Letter to the Editor says the mind refuses to accept the news that Steven Biko is dead, that once again a young black leader of great courage has died while in the custody of the South African police; it scarcely matters whether he died by accident or by police action; it is a reasonable presumption that Steven Biko would. be alive were not the Vorster regime able to impose its will on the great South African majority through institutionalized violence - of the police, the secret service, the army, the courts, and the whole evil system of apartheid. The Letter to the Editor says we cannot build a just society in South Africa - that is the job of the South Africans themselves, and we have much unfinished business here at home; but we can withdraw our support from an unjust society, and by that action help to hasten its change; let us demand that U.S. corporations pullout their investments in South Africa - immediately! The document includes an editorial in The New York Times "One More Death in South Africa", September 15, 1977. The document includes newspaper opinion articles including "Too Late The Phalarope" by Anthony Lewis, September 15, 1977, and "In Black And White" by Steven Biko, September 18, 1977. The document includes a newspaper article "S. African Politician Protests Biko's Death", September 17, 1977. The document discusses Senator Dick Clark of Iowa, Justice Minister James T. Kruger, Prime Minister Vorster, Nelson Mandela, Robben Island, Robert Sobukwe, investments in the South African economy, bilateral trade with South Africa, cultural exchanges in the fields of sport and music, Henry Kissinger, President Carter, Bantustan leaders, Gatsha Buthelezi, Matanzima, Mangope, the Black Consciousness movement, Graham McIntosh, the Black People's Convention, the Communist Party, detainees, arms, oil, computers, bank loans, non-violent policies, the U.S. government, and corporations.

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[To the Editor: Horror - Disbelief - Rage!]

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