| Description | Dilip Hiro talks to a woman born in Hanover, Jamaica, and living in Wolverhampton (probably P. Fullwood) and to a man from Jamaica.
Track 1: She talks about her family and their family's stories about slavery, 2.03 mins
Track 2: She talks about learning the history of England at school, including slavery and stories of rebellions and punishments. She discusses the Maroons, 3.15 mins
Track 3: She says that she feels respect for the Maroons. She says that she has been in England for 13 years and tells how she first came to England for employment because her brother lived there and fought in the Second World War. She talks about what she knew about England before she came. She talks about prejudice, 2.51 mins
Track 4: Dilip Hiro asks whether she feels attached to Jamaica or Britain: she talks about feeling attached to black people and Jamaica. She talks about working as a typist and says she has been treated fairly although other people have not. She talks about her experiences of racism, 3.50 mins
Track 5: She discusses whether she should change her passport and talks about her identity as a black person. She talks about false images of Africa she was taught at school and learning more about Africa as she grew older. She talks about making friends with people from Africa, 3.33 mins
Track 6: They discuss her impressions of Africans and compare African, West Indian, and English culture and religion. She talks about her feelings of identity, 4.29 mins
Track 7: She talks about religion and her Christian upbringing. She says she is interested in other religions. They discuss whether Jesus was black or white, 2.01 mins
Track 8: She talks about being disillusioned with the Church. She talks about her white friends and experiences of prejudice. She talks about working in an office, 2.54 mins
Dilip Hiro talks to a woman and man from Jamaica.
Tracks 9-10: She talks about the differences between the experiences of first and second generation immigrants to England. Dilip Hiro discusses 'divided loyalties' between Britain and Jamaica with an unidentified man. He discusses class prejudice in Jamaica, which he says has more of an influence than the differences between black and white people. He says he had the chance to go to America in 1946 but he did not want to go because of racial prejudice, 2.43 mins
Track 11: He talks about racist comments made to him on the street and says he 'put it down to ignorance' but says he would have gone back to Jamaica if he had heard similar things from politicians. He talks about 'the rebellions in America'. A woman talks about the effect of events in America on black people in Britain, 4.42 mins
Total: 36.42 mins
Dubber's reference number: PLA KF565D0564880 |