Paid Servant

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Publication Year:
2014

ISBN-13: 9781480457423

<DIV><DIV><b>E. R. Braithwaite, the acclaimed author of&#160;<i>To Sir, With Love</i>, poignantly recounts his time as a social worker dedicated to London&rsquo;s abandoned minority children</b></div><BR>Despite his Cambridge education and a sterling record with the British Royal Air Force during World War II, E. R. Braithwaite, a black man, was unable to find employment as an engineer in post-war London. Instead he accepted a position as a teacher in a tough East End school and wrote of his experiences in his classic bestseller&#160;<i>To Sir, With Love</i>. Nine years later, Braithwaite once again found himself assuming an unfamiliar professional role as a social worker charged with finding homes for London&rsquo;s orphaned, abused, or abandoned &ldquo;coloured&rdquo; children. While he lacked formal training, Braithwaite possessed qualities essential for the job: compassion, determination, and a deep, abiding understanding and love for the helpless, lost, and disregarded.<DIV><BR>In&#160;<i>Paid Servant</i>, E. R. Braithwaite shares his experiences in London&rsquo;s Department of Child Welfare, focusing on the case of his four-year-old client Roddy, a bright, handsome mulatto boy who was rejected for adoption by both black and white families because he was not their &ldquo;own kind.&rdquo; Everywhere he turned, Braithwaite encountered racial prejudice. But he was willing to fight for what he believed in, and he believed in Roddy. Writing with great power, warmth, and a deep belief in human dignity and worth, Braithwaite offers a heartbreaking yet hopeful look into a society&rsquo;s attempt to care for its youngest, most vulnerable citizens.</div></div>