Brian Peterson writing in Think Africa:
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...the 'little Sankaras' have come of age. As rapper Smockey said, quoting Sankara: "A mobilised and determined youth is not afraid of anything, even an atomic bomb." And after years of fear and silence around his death, the time is ripe for the youth to pick up his legacy. Young Burkinabés listen to Sankara's speeches on cassettes, watch videos about him on the internet, and are using this history as a weapon in their struggle today. Despite state efforts to suppress Sankara's memory over the past three decades, the people have rediscovered the revolutionary patron saint who brought pride and dignity to Burkina Faso. This symbolic figure might be precisely what Burkinabés need to face the political challenges ahead, knowing full-well, as Sankara stated at the UN General Assembly in October of 1984, that, ultimately, "Freedom can only be won through struggle."More here
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