Color of Friendship
The Color of Friendship
The story begins in 1977, Washington D.C. A girl named Piper has been sent an invitation for an "Exchange student" program which allows her and her family to have a student from South Africa to live with them for 4 months. Piper plans to do anything for her father who has a career as a congressman to give permission. Meanwhile, Marhee plans to do the same from South Africa. Marhee is also allowed to participate in the exchange program thinking that the American family will be white. Unfortunately she was wrong. While waiting both Piper and Marhee expect each other to be of the same race, but for Marhee she needs to learn all races are equal. Arriving home Marhee feels as if she is at a stranger’s house with a bunch of creepers. The first few days’ things didn't go as well as planned. Piper’s father was against the apartheid in South Africa and the racist whites there. Meeting Marhee did not help at all because she's never learned to interact with non-whites. With all the offensive remarks Piper teaches Marhee to learn that all races are equal even though their physical appearance is not the same. With that Marhee decides to stay in the Dellum's home and becomes good friends with Piper realizing how much they have in common.
When the day of death arrives at Steve Biko, many riots and protests are being held all around the world. With that in mind the South African Embassy comes to retrieve Marhee because to the many riots being held. Congressman Dellums does his best in successfully retrieving Marhee by tell them embassy that this is considered a kidnap that will fee many charges. Mahree expects everything to be back to normal after this incident, not realizing the significance of Biko's killing or what it means to Piper. The two have a fight about whether Mahree has really changed at all, and Mahree finally sees the connection between her experiences in America and the situation in South Africa. When she returns home at the
The story begins in 1977, Washington D.C. A girl named Piper has been sent an invitation for an "Exchange student" program which allows her and her family to have a student from South Africa to live with them for 4 months. Piper plans to do anything for her father who has a career as a congressman to give permission. Meanwhile, Marhee plans to do the same from South Africa. Marhee is also allowed to participate in the exchange program thinking that the American family will be white. Unfortunately she was wrong. While waiting both Piper and Marhee expect each other to be of the same race, but for Marhee she needs to learn all races are equal. Arriving home Marhee feels as if she is at a stranger’s house with a bunch of creepers. The first few days’ things didn't go as well as planned. Piper’s father was against the apartheid in South Africa and the racist whites there. Meeting Marhee did not help at all because she's never learned to interact with non-whites. With all the offensive remarks Piper teaches Marhee to learn that all races are equal even though their physical appearance is not the same. With that Marhee decides to stay in the Dellum's home and becomes good friends with Piper realizing how much they have in common.
When the day of death arrives at Steve Biko, many riots and protests are being held all around the world. With that in mind the South African Embassy comes to retrieve Marhee because to the many riots being held. Congressman Dellums does his best in successfully retrieving Marhee by tell them embassy that this is considered a kidnap that will fee many charges. Mahree expects everything to be back to normal after this incident, not realizing the significance of Biko's killing or what it means to Piper. The two have a fight about whether Mahree has really changed at all, and Mahree finally sees the connection between her experiences in America and the situation in South Africa. When she returns home at the