IRB Introduction #4 - Born A Crime by Trevor Noah

For my fourth and final IRB of the 2016-2017 school year, I will be reading Trevor Noah’s, Born A Crime. The book follows actor and Daily Show host Trevor Noah and his growing up in South Africa towards the ending of apartheid there. The title of the book is derived from his birth being a crime as his father was white and his mother black - this was highly illegal at the time in South Africa. He tells the readers of his life in the time following apartheid and the struggles that he overcame struggling with the idea that in the eyes of the law, he was never supposed to exist. I believe that this sounds like a truly compelling story and I am excited to have the chance to read it!