Freedom Rising
Relates the author's four and a half year journey through southern Africa and his interviews with many people of all colors and backgrounds.
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- Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
- Year
- 1985
- ISBN-13
- 9780025899407
- Genre
- History
- Topics
- Southern AfricaApartheidRace relations
Awards
- Anisfield-Wolf Book AwardWon(1986)
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