Sunday, 20 April 1986: St. Barnabas – South Africa’s First Multiracial School
22 April 1986, 3:45 PM, Hillcrest Community, Halfway House I am staying with the Hillcrest Community (north of Johannesburg) which I contacted through a networking organization in Denver. Joan and Tony MacGreggor, two of the adults living here, invited me to spend a few days. The MacGreggors both have professional jobs in Johannesburg and are probably in their mid-40s. They have two kids: Sara, 10, and Chris who is about 15. Chris attends St. Barnabas College, a private secondary school in Jo’burg which is affiliated with the Anglican Church. St. Barnabas, founded in 1963, was the first multiracial school in South Africa. It’s located in Bosmont, a coloured (mixed-race) neighborhood west of downtown. The student body is predominantly black with a smattering of coloureds, Asian Indians, and whites. Chris lives on campus and was home last weekend. Tony and Joan invited me to come along with them this past Sunday night when they took him back to school. The Mac