| Description | Topper Carew, an architect from Washington, talks to Dilip Hiro.
Track 1: Topper Carew talks about a movement to create a community cultural organization in the black community: this includes design, dance, and architecture. He talks about the need for cultural definition in the black community, 1.54 mins
Track 2: He talks about the history of the development of the centre and the reasons he set it up. He talks about ideas of African art and says that art in America is displayed in intimidating ways. He says that there has seldom been a cultural movement in the black community, and this was met with suspicion and says that black people are still enslaved by white society, but this is breaking down, 3.41 mins
Track 3: Dilip Hiro asks about changes after 'the recent uprisings': he says that black people are more 'aware of their blackness' and white people want to identify them as culprits. He talks about teaching of architecture in colleges, which relies too much on the architecture of Greece and Rome and does not deal with the history of architecture in Asia and Africa. He says that architecture should be sensitive to the needs of the people; Asian and African architecture is more human. He explains why he became involved in black cultural history and architecture. He says that the black community can be organized around cultural consciousness and discusses the role of culture in creating awareness of self, 6.56 mins
Track 4: Silence, 3.47 mins
Track 5: He talks about the reasons why his family came to America from Trinidad and class and racial discrimination in America. He says that the black community in America recognises the need to make links with other black movements. He talks about the importance of recognising ties with Africa. He talks about America's role in the Second World War. He says that Malcolm X was killed because he was campaigning to make racism an international issue, 4.33 mins
Track 6: He talks about the black community in Washington - they do not have the right to vote. He says he came to Washington to study architecture at Harvard. He talks about his family history. He says that black people should not fight in the Vietnam War and talks about the draft, 2.23 mins
Track 7: Silence, 6.20 mins
Total: 32.49 mins
Dubber's reference number: PLA KF571E0103580 |