Edward Ricardo Braithwaite (born 1922) is a Guyanan novelist, writer, teacher and diplomat, best known for his stories of social conditions and racial discrimination. 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Co-operative Republic of Guyana is a nation along the northern coastline of South America. ... A novel is an extended work of written, narrative, prose fiction, usually in story form; the writer of a novel is a novelist. ... Though anyone who creates a written work may be called a writer, the term is usually reserved for those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ... In education, teachers are those who teach students or pupils, often a course of study or a practical skill. ... This page is about negotiations; for the board game, see Diplomacy (game). ... An African-American drinks out of a water fountain marked for colored in 1939 at a street car terminal in Oklahoma City. ...

Braithwaite attended Queen's College, Guyana then the City College of New York (1940) and the University of Cambridge (1949), earning a Master's Degree in physics. During World War II, he enlisted as a Royal Air Force pilot. After the war, like many other black men, despite his extensive training, Braithwaite could not find work in his field and, disillusionied, reluctantly took up a job as a schoolteacher in the East End of London. The book To Sir, with Love (1959) was based on his experiences there. While writing the book, Braithwaite turned to social work and it became his job to find foster homes for non-white children for the London County Council. His harrowing experiences resulted in his second novel Paid Servant (1972). City College of The City University of New York The City College of The City University of New York (known more commonly as the City College of New York or simply City College) is a senior college of the City University of New York, in New York City. ... 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The University of Cambridge is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world (after Oxford). ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate or graduate course of one to three years in duration. ... Physics (from the Greek, φυσικός (phusikos), natural, and φύσις (phusis), nature) is the science of nature in the broadest sense. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... The Royal Air Force (often abbreviated to RAF) is the air force of the United Kingdom. ... The word pilot has several meanings: In shipping, a pilot is someone who guides ships through the waters near a harbour, or especially narrow or otherwise dangerous coastal waters. ... The term East End is most commonly used to refer to the East End of London, England. ... 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... A social worker is a person employed in the administration of charity, social service, welfare, and poverty agencies, advocacy, or religious outreach programs. ... Foster care is a system by which adults care for orphans or other children who are not living with their biological parents, for example due to child abuse. ... The County of London, shown within a map of Englands 1890 counties London County Council (LCC) was the principal local government body for the County of London from 1889 until 1965, when it was replaced by the Greater London Council. ...

Braithwaite's numerous writings have primarily dealt with the difficulties of being an educated man, a black social worker, a black teacher and simply a human being in inhumane circumstances. His best known book To Sir, with Love was made into a film starring Sidney Poitier in 1967. To Sir, with Love (1967) is a British film which deals with social issues in an inner city school, written and directed by James Clavell and based on a novel of the same name by E.R. Braithwaite. ... Sidney Poitier (born February 20, 1927) is an American actor. ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ...

Braitwaite continued to write novels and short stories even while he had a long and international career as an educational consultant and lecturer for UNESCO, Paris; permanent representative to the United Nations for Guyana; Guyana's ambassador to Venezuela, and teaching English at New York University. He is now living in Washington, DC as Writer in Residence at Howard University, teaching Honors English. UNESCO logo The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, commonly known as UNESCO, is a specialized agency of the United Nations system established in 1946. ... The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... The United Nations, or UN, is an international organization made up of 191 states established in 1945. ... For other uses, see Ambassador (disambiguation). ... The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish: República Bolivariana de Venezuela)1 is a country in northern South America. ... The word English can mean: The people of England as an ethnic group. ... New York University (NYU) is a large research-oriented university in New York City, and is among the most prestigious post-secondary institutions in the United States. ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... Howard University is a historically black college in Washington, D.C. It was established by a congressional charter in 1867, and much of its early funding came from the Freedmens Bureau. ...