CRY FREEDOM Up until 1994, when the first black government was elected, South Africa was both a beautiful country, and an ugly country. It was — indeed, still is — rich in gold and diamonds, but it was also a poor country, where people were forced to live together in small, dirty houses. It was a country of black people, with a government of white people. It was a country of contradictions. Steve Biko was a black political leader who wanted to bring together the black and white people of South Africa. Donald Woods was the white editor of an important newspaper, and he wanted to help Biko. They were both good men, men with a vision of the future. But South Africa chose to silence them by banning them—and worse. This book, and the film on which it was based, were created in order to inform the world about what was happening in South Africa in those years.CONTENTS STORY INTRODUCTION THE BEGINNING Chapters 1-2 EDUCATION OF A LIBERAL Chapters 3-5 CONFRONTATION Chapters 6-9 THE SYSTEM FIGHTS BACK Chapters 10-14 ESCAPE FROM SOUTH AFRICA Chapters 15~18 GLOSSARY Activities: Before Reading, activimigs: While Reading activities: After Reading ABOUT THE BOOK, THE FILM, AND SOUTH AFRICA ABOUT THE BOOKWORMS LIBRARY 22 49 81 105 108 109 112 116 118