![]() ![]() Then he served as a Guyanese ambassador in the late sixties. He would later describe these challenging experiences in Paid Servant.īraithwaite's long and exemplary career took him to UNESCO in Paris as an educational consultant and lecturer (1963-1966). Unable to establish a career in physics, his chosen field, which he attributed to his status as an ethnic minority, Braithwaite turned to teaching.īraithwaite was perhaps best known as an author for his autobiographical novel To Sir With Love set in an east London secondary school, later directed, produced and adapted for the screen by james clavell starring Sidney Poitier as a schoolteacher from British Guiana.īraithwaite gave up teaching and continued writing, during this time he became a social worker with the London County Council working to provide foster care for black children. Braithwaite also attended the University of London. (Edward Ricardo) Braithwaite was a novelist, writer, teacher, and diplomat, best known for his stories of social conditions and racial discrimination against black people.Īn alumnus of Queens College, Braithwaite excelled at City University of New York, after which he served in the RAF during WWII as a fighter pilot (1941-45) and then went on to receive an advanced degree in Physics from Cambridge University (1949). ![]()
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