

by
Mark Mathabane
Mark Mathabane
This site contains biographical information on author
Mark Mathabane, who wrote the autobiographical works Kaffir
Boy and Kaffir Boy in America. Think about the
titles Mathabane chose for his autobiographies. What do they
tell you about his life? If you were to write an autobiography,
what would it be called? Why? Record your answers in the Web
Links Activity Log.
Dave
Matthews Band’s "Cry Freedom"
This site contains a song against apartheid and racism by Dave Matthews, a singer originally from South Africa. Read the lyrics of "Cry Freedom." As a class, discuss what Matthews means when he says "Hands and feet are all alike / But gold between divide us / Hands and feet are all alike / But fear between divide us."
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