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Eustace Edward Ricardo Braithwaite (June 27, 1912 – December 12, 2016), publishing as E. R. Braithwaite, was a Guyanese-born British-American novelist, writer, teacher and diplomat best known for his stories of social conditions and racial discrimination against black people.
To Sir, With Love is a 1959 autobiographical novel by E. R. Braithwaite set in the East End of London. The novel is based on the true story of Braithwaite accepting a teaching post in a secondary school. The novel, in 22 chapters, gives insight into the politics of race and class in postwar London.
To Sir, with Love is a 1967 British drama film that deals with social and racial issues in a secondary school in the East End of London. It stars Sidney Poitier and features Christian Roberts , Judy Geeson , Suzy Kendall , Patricia Routledge and singer Lulu making her film debut. [ 4 ]
The Jones baronetcy, of Treeton in the County of York, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 23 May 1919 for the Yorkshire industrialist Frederick Jones. His son, the 2nd Baronet, was also a businessman. The family seat is Irnham Hall in Irnham, Lincolnshire. Irnham Hall; the seat of the Jones baronets of Treeton
There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Braithwaite, both in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Both creations are extinct. Braithwaite baronets of Poston (1802) Braithwaite baronets, of Burnham (1954): see Sir Gurney Braithwaite, 1st Baronet (1895–1958)
William Stanley Beaumont Braithwaite (December 6, 1878 – June 8, 1962) was an African-American writer, poet, literary critic, anthologist, and publisher in the United States. His work as a critic and anthologist was widely praised and important in the development of East Coast poetry styles in the early 20th century.
James McCoy Jones is an African-American social psychologist and cultural diversity scholar. He is Trustees' Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Psychological and Brain Sciences and Black American Studies and Director of the Center for the Study of Diversity at the University of Delaware .
Sir Emyr Jones Parry (St Catharine's), British Permanent Representative to the United Nations (2003–2007) and NATO (2001–2003) Frederick Pethick-Lawrence (Trinity), British Leader of the Opposition (1942) and Secretary of State for India and Burma (1945–1947)