E.R. Braithwaite’s To Sir With Love, published in 1959, tells the story of a black teacher and his struggles to succeed in a largely white secondary school in one of London’s poorest neighbourhoods. It was translated into several languages, and in 1967 adapted as a Hollywood feature film, directed by Richard Clavell and starring Sidney … Continue reading To Sir With Love: Representing Education and ‘Race Relations’ in the 1950s, the 1960s and the 1990s