Search Results: Returned 11 Results, Displaying Titles 1 - 11
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-- Africac2008., Adolescent, Tundra Books ; Tundra Books of Northern New York Call No: [Fic] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Thirteen-year-old Kim learns the truth about her father and her mother's homeland after visiting South Africa, where she meets relatives and other children her age and witnesses the Truth and Reconciliation Hearings.
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2006., Lucent Books Call No: 968.06 MAR Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: World history seriesSummary Note: Examines the history of Apartheid in South Africa, its roots in the seventeenth century, harsh segregation laws during the twentieth century, and its ultimate demise.
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2019., Pre-adolescent, Page Street Kids Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: On June 16, 1976, Hector Pieterson, an ordinary boy, lost his life after getting caught up in what was supposed to be a peaceful protest. Black South African students were marching against a new law requiring that they be taught half of their subjects in Afrikaans, the language of the White government. The story's events unfold from the perspectives of Hector, his sister, and the photographer who captured their photo in the chaos. This book can serve as a pertinent tool for adults discussing global history and race relations with children. Its graphic novel style and mixed media art portray the vibrancy and grit of Hector's daily life and untimely death. Heartbreaking yet relevant, this powerful story gives voice to an ordinary boy and sheds light on events that helped lead to the end of apartheid.
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2019., Juvenile, Page Street Kids Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Presents a picture book offering three perspectives--of ordinary boy Hector, his older sister Antoinette, and photojournalist Sam--on the events in South Africa that happened on June 16, 1976, a day of peaceful student protests that turned deadly. Includes an afterword, an author's note on apartheid in South Africa, and a glossary.
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-- South Africa's search for truth & reconciliation.c2000., Iris Feminist Collective Call No: DVD 306.2 Lon Availability:0 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A study of the work of the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission, as South Africans confront their apartheid past. Four cases demonstrate how the commission works, what faces the witnesses telling their stories, the defendants seeking amnesty, and the pain and anger experieced as they relive the past.
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2005., Chelsea House Publishers Call No: 968.06 COT Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Arbitrary bordersSummary Note: Provides an overview of the history of South Africa, including the three hundred years of colonial occupation by the Dutch and British, the establishment of settlers domination over non-whites, institutionalized slavery, and, later, apartheid, and includes information on F.W. de Klerk and Nelson Mandela's efforts to reform its political system and reconfigure arbitrary borders.
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c2014., World Book Call No: 323.168 Click here to read e-book. Series Title: World Book's documenting history.Summary Note: "A history of the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa, based on primary source documents and other historical artifacts. Features include period art works and photographs; excerpts from literary works, letters, speeches, broadcasts, and diaries; summary boxes; a timeline; maps; and a list of additional resources"--Provided by publisher.
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c2014., World Book Call No: 323.168 Click here to read this World Book e-book provided by OCM SLS. Series Title: World Book's documenting history.Summary Note: "A history of the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa, based on primary source documents and other historical artifacts. Features include period art works and photographs; excerpts from literary works, letters, speeches, broadcasts, and diaries; summary boxes; a timeline; maps; and a list of additional resources"--Provided by publisher.
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c2014., World Book Call No: 323.168 Click here to read this World Book e-book provided by OCM SLS. Series Title: World Book's documenting history.Summary Note: "A history of the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa, based on primary source documents and other historical artifacts. Features include period art works and photographs; excerpts from literary works, letters, speeches, broadcasts, and diaries; summary boxes; a timeline; maps; and a list of additional resources"--Provided by publisher.
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c2014., World Book Call No: 323.168 Click here to read this World Book e-book provided by OCM SLS. Series Title: World Book's documenting history.Summary Note: "A history of the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa, based on primary source documents and other historical artifacts. Features include period art works and photographs; excerpts from literary works, letters, speeches, broadcasts, and diaries; summary boxes; a timeline; maps; and a list of additional resources"--Provided by publisher.
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[2016]., Adolescent, Candlewick Press Call No: [Fic] Edition: First U.S. edition Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Joshua lives with his mother in the maid's room, in the backyard of their wealthy white employers' house in the city by the sea. He doesn't quite understand the events going on around him. But when he rescues a stranger and riots begin to sweep the country, Joshua has to face the world beneath - the world deep inside him - to make heartbreaking choices that will change his life forever.