History GCSE

Black Consciousness and SASO

What Black Consciousness and SASO means in History GCSE, as defined for OCR.

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A movement led by Steve Biko that urged Black South Africans to reclaim psychological and political confidence, while SASO organised Black students on university campuses.

OCR · South Africa 1960–1994: The People and the State (J410/05) - Growing resistance and repression c.1970s

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South Africa 1960–1994: The People and the State (J410/05) - Growing resistance and repression c.1970s (OCR GCSE)

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