Beryl Gilroy: Black Teacher | Taschenbuch

Cover: 9780571366989 | Black Teacher | Beryl Gilroy | Taschenbuch | Kartoniert / Broschiert

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The rediscovered classic: an unforgettable memoir by a trailblazing black woman in post-war London, introduced by Bernardine Evaristo (''I dare anyone to read it and not come away shocked, moved and entertained.'')
Benjamin Zephaniah: ''A must-read. Her life makes you laugh. Her life makes you cry. Get to know her.''
Jacqueline Wilson: ''A superb but shocking memoir about a brilliant teacher, imaginative, resilient and inspiring.''
Steve McQueen: ''Gilroy blazed a path that empowered generations of Black British educators.''
Diana Evans: ''Important, enlightening and very entertaining, full of real-life drama ... Inspirational.''
David Lammy: ''This empowering tale of courage, resistance, and triumph is a breath of fresh air.''
Alex Wheatle: ''A pioneer in many fields and wonderful example for all of us ... Essential reading.''
Christie Watson: ''A beautiful memoir of one woman''s strength and dignity against the odds.''

Being denied teaching jobs due to the colour bar. Working in an office amidst the East End's bombsites. Serving as a lady's maid to an Empire-loving aristocrat. Raising two children in suburbia. Becoming one of the first black headteachers in Britain.

In 1952, Beryl Gilroy moved from British Guiana to London. Her new life wasn''t what she had expected - but her belief in the power of education resulted in a revolutionary career. Black Teacher, her memoir, is a rediscovered classic: not only a rare first-hand insight into the Windrush generation, but a testament to how one woman's dignity, ambition and spirit transcended her era.

Über den Autor

Beryl Gilroy was born in 1924 in British Guiana. Shetrained as a teacher in Georgetown before teaching in several schools and on a UNICEF food programme. In 1952, Gilroy arrived in Britain to study Child Development at the University of London. For years she was denied teaching positions due to the colour bar, but after finally entering the educational system, she rose to become the first black headteacher in Camden in 1969 while raising a young family. As well as her memoir Black Teacher (1976), Gilroy also wrote poetry, essays and fiction including the prize-winning Frangipani House (1986), Boy-Sandwich (1989) and In Praise of Love and Children (1996) as well as numerous titles in the pioneering multicultural children's series, Nippers. She later gained a PhD in Counselling Psychology and practiced at the Tavistock Clinic, as well as working at the BBC, the Race Relations Board and the Institute of Education, where she was an Honorary Fellow. Gilroy was described after her death in 2001 as 'one of Britain's most significant post-war Caribbean migrants.'

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2022
Genre:	Biographien , Importe
Rubrik:	Belletristik
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9780571366989
ISBN-10:	0571366988
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Gilroy, Beryl
Auflage:	Main
Hersteller:	Faber & Faber
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	196 x 126 x 22 mm
Von/Mit:	Beryl Gilroy
Erscheinungsdatum:	04.08.2022
Gewicht:	0,236 kg