Reluctant Neighbors

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Publication Year:
2014

ISBN-13: 9781480457669

<DIV><DIV><b>The acclaimed author of&#160;<i>To Sir, With Love</i>&#160;recalls his lifelong struggle against ignorance and racism while sharing a train ride with a bigoted white neighbor</b></div><BR>On a commuter train traveling from New Canaan, Connecticut, to New York&rsquo;s Grand Central Station, a well-heeled white suburbanite reluctantly takes the only available seat and eventually strikes up a conversation with the black man sitting next to him. The white businessman&rsquo;s verbal barrage of insensitive questions and offensive remarks incites a rage in his black neighbor that can barely be suppressed. But the offended rider is E. R. Braithwaite&mdash;former Royal Air Force pilot, Cambridge graduate, schoolteacher, social worker, diplomat, and bestselling author&mdash;and he has triumphed over prejudice and hatred throughout his truly extraordinary life and multifaceted career.<DIV><BR>Against the backdrop of a short railway commute, E. R. Braithwaite powerfully recounts a personal history of remarkable accomplishments in the face of bigotry and hatred. Part memoir, part treatise on racial intolerance and oppression, and the ignorance that engenders them,&#160;<i>Reluctant Neighbors&#160;</i>is the unforgettable story of one man&rsquo;s continuous struggle against injustice and his unwavering dedication to the pursuit of human dignity.</div></div>