This autobiographical novel follows a Black engineer who takes a teaching job at a tough London school and, through the classroom, confronts class expectations, racial prejudice, and his own sense of purpose.

The classroom becomes a place where prejudice and hope collide.

Louis E. Lomax's travel memoir follows him across Africa as he confronts his own assumptions and reflects on colonialism, independence movements, and the meaning of Black identity.

The travel record becomes a record of self-examination.