Accidental Opportunities

By Bridglal Pachai

Subjects: Biography, Blacks, canada, South African Canadians, Biographies, Canadiens d'origine sud-africaine, Professeurs (Enseignement supérieur), Indian South African, College teachers, Défenseurs des droits de l'homme, Black Canadians, Nova scotia, biography, Civil rights workers, South africans

Description: Compelling and inspiring, this autobiography chronicles the life of Bridglal "Bridge" Pachai, a lifelong advocate of social justice whose journey has taken him from South Africa to Halifax, Nova Scotia. The book traces his years teaching history—at universities in South Africa, Malawi, Gambia, and Halifax—while also detailing his important work as director of both the Black Cultural Centre in Nova Scotia and the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission. Ultimately, this memoir reveals how one man’s ideals and convictions have shone through to hold him on his remarkable path.