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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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Hector: A Boy, a Protest, and the Photograph That Changed Apartheid

Hector: A Boy, a Protest, and the Photograph That Changed Apartheid

Wright, Adrienne
Wright, Adrienne

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ISBN10: 1624146910
ISBN13: 9781624146916
Publisher: Page Street Kids
Published: Jun 4 2019
Pages: 48
Weight: 1.10
Height: 0.40 Width: 8.20 Depth: 11.10
Language: English

A Junior Library Guild Selection!

On June 16, 1976, Hector Pieterson, an ordinary boy, lost his life after getting caught up in what was supposed to be a peaceful protest. Black South African students were marching against a new law requiring that they be taught half of their subjects in Afrikaans, the language of the White government. The story's events unfold from the perspectives of Hector, his sister, and the photographer who captured their photo in the chaos. This book can serve as a pertinent tool for adults discussing global history and race relations with children. Its graphic novel style and mixed media art portray the vibrancy and grit of Hector's daily life and untimely death.

Heartbreaking yet relevant, this powerful story gives voice to an ordinary boy and sheds light on events that helped lead to the end of apartheid.

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