If my mother had one goal, it was to free my mind. My mother spoke to me like an adult. She was always telling me stories, giving me lessons. Bible lessons especially. She was big into Psalms. I had to read Psalms every day. She would quiz me on it. That was every day of my life. My mom did what school didn't. She taught me how to think." Trevor Noah tells his wild coming of age story during the twilight of apartheid in South Africa and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed.