To Sir With Love Author:E.R. Braithwaite It's 1948, and Ricky Braithwaite discovers the challenges of life as a black man in post-war England. Ricky begins his first teaching post, the only job he can get, in a tough East End school. Supported by an enlightened headmaster, Ricky turns teenage rebelliousness into self-respect and discovers that he has more in common with his students th... more »an he realized.« less