HISTORY
Downing, David

Apartheid in South Africa

(4) 4-6 Witness to History series. After explaining the biases inherent in primary and secondary sources, this book briefly discusses different aspects of apartheid and then provides a primary source to illustrate those aspects. Lack of follow-up on the primary sources may leave readers wondering what happened to individuals quoted, but this is a good introduction to how history is written. Reading list, timeline. Glos., ind.

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