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Reluctant Neighbors by E. R. Braithwaite is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Reluctant Neighbors about?

The acclaimed author of To Sir, With Love recalls his lifelong struggle against ignorance and racism while sharing a train ride with a bigoted white neighbor On a commuter train traveling from New Canaan, Connecticut, to New York{u2019}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{u2019}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{u2014}former Royal Air Force pilot, Cambridge graduate, schoolteacher, social worker, diplomat, and bestselling author{u2014}and he has triumphed over prejudice and hatred throughout his truly extraordinary life and multifaceted career. 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, Reluctant Neighbors is the unforgettable story of one man{u2019}s co

Who reads Reluctant Neighbors?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
E. R. Braithwaite
Publisher
Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.
Published
2013
Language
EN
ISBN
9781480457706
Category
history
Subjects
Science, Memoir, History
Rating
4.4 / 5 (44 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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