Mark Mathabane Home Page
Navigate this site to find out about Mathabane’s career and to read excerpts from his books. Click on the preface to Kaffir Boy to read about the history of apartheid as it occurred in Alexandra, the author’s hometown. In your Web Links Activity Log, record the similarities and differences you see between American and South African racial history.

Facing South Africa’s Past
This site contains an ABC News article discussing the South African government’s controversial efforts to promote reconciliation among races after apartheid. Learn about the reconciliation policy and its possible benefits. Using details from Kaffir Boy, write a letter to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission explaining why you agree or disagree with their approach to healing injuries of the past.