No more strangers now : young voices from a new South Africa / interviews by Tim McKee ; photographs by Anne Blackshaw ; foreword by ArchBishop Desmond TuTu.

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Book
Language
English
Εdition
1st ed.
Published/​Created
New York : DK Pub., 1998.
Description
xviii, 107, [1] p. : photo. ill., map ; 26 cm.

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    In their own words, a variety of teenagers from South Africa talk about their years growing up under apartheid, and about the changes now occurring in their country. A photoessay in which 12 South African teens discuss their lives under apartheid & after. Twelve South African teenagers from varied backgrounds describe conditions under apartheid & the impact it had on their lives. "In South Africa we are learning to heal through the telling of stories like these, for it is only through telling that we heal." Through powerful personal narratives and photographs, this remarkable book brings together twelve South African teenagers whose distinct voices illuminate their experiences under apartheid and the joyous yet challenging years of freedom since. In their own words, these teens reveal what it was like to grow up in a country bitterly divided by racial separation, violence, and poverty. Eighteen-year-old Bandile Mashinini tells of police breaking down his door night after night because of his family's outspoken resistance to apartheid. Sixteen-year-old Ricardo Thando Tollie speaks of living in a tin shack only a few miles from the elegant houses of white suburbs. And fifteen-year-old Leandra Jansen van Vuuren describes her isolated childhood as a white South African, taught only to fear and mistrust people with skin darker than her own. But here, too, are stories of hope; of a willingness to reach out, to forgive, and to heal. Although they speak with a diverse range of voices, experiences, and attitudes, these young people are united in the belief that the new South Africa will truly be different from the one they have known. Their lives stand testament to the power and resilience of the human spirit and to a country's ability to redefine itself.
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    "A Dk ink book."
    Binding note
    Pub. teal green bds. gold title on spine. teal green e.p.; b&w photo ill. d.j. w/ red borders.
    ISBN
    • 0789425246
    • 9780789425249
    LCCN
    97047293
    OCLC
    38081574
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