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THE ANGLICAN CATHEDRAL BOARDING SCHOOL
Back at the Anglican cathedral boarding school in Harare, after nearly three days of the same routine, Priscilla became bored with the tedium of manual labor and silence.
Then, once while dusting the bookshelves in the library, she noticed a section on the history of several African nations. Little did she know it but those books would be her companion for the weeks ahead. Priscilla had always read with tremendous vigor and now she appreciated the opportunity to learn more about the African peoples’ quest for self-rule, self-determination and independence.
Priscilla had begun with the understanding that Nelson Mandela was the preeminent figure in modern African history. But she quickly acquired an appreciation for others, many having appeared b
