Hoping to earn the money to get his brother out of prison, Seraki joins the cast of a musical written to express rage at conditions in their South African township and travels to perform it in New York.
Newly arrived in England from South Africa, a fifteen-year-old's family deteriorates, as the effects of living under apartheid take a toll on every aspect of the family members' lives.
Details the history of African American women in the civil rights and abolitionist movements from the 19th century to the present day. Includes information on such figures as Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Sojourner Truth, Rosa Parks, Marian Wright Edelman and Maxine Waters.
Princes, princesses, kings, and queens wear beautiful animal skins, live in kraals, and meet fearful orges in these ten fairy tales from the Swazi, Shangani, and 'Msuto peoples of South Africa.
Presents an introduction to the life of Nelson Mandela, a civil rights activist who opposed apartheid in South Africa, and became the country's president in 1994.
Tired of milking when he would rather bask in the sun, Thulani sells the cow and begins a series of exchanges that results in a sunflower crop and prosperity.