Book Vs Movie "To Sir, With Love" (1967) Sidney Poitier

<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Book Vs Movie: “To Sir, With Love”</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>The 1959 E.R. Braithewaite Novel Vs the 1967 Sidney Poitier Movie</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><img src= "https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/show/60822/To-sir-with-love-movie-poster-1967.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="229" /></strong></p> <p><a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Sir,_with_Love"><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">To Sir, With Love</span></em></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">was a smash hit movie in 1967 making over $40 million at the box office and making</span> <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lulu_(singer)"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">singer Lulu</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">an international sensation who not only stars in the film but sings the theme song. The Margos take a deep dive into the original work and how it came to be the voice of a generation in London during the “mod” movement. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The 1959 novel is based on the true-life story of</span> <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._R._Braithwaite"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">E. R. Braithwaite</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, a Guyanese-born English/American writer who served in the Royal Air Force during World War II and then gained his education at the City College of New York and his Ph.D. at the University of Cambridge. Despite his exceptional skills and education--as a black man, he had a very difficult time finding a job in the work of his choosing. The racism of the time forced him to find work as a teacher in the East End of London. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Later he became a social worker and human rights advocate fighting racism and oppression. It is unclear how he felt about the 1967 adaptation which was written and directed by</span> <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Clavell"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">James Clavell</span></a> <span style= "fo