| Description | Stanley Bryan, from Jamaica, talks to Dilip Hiro.
Track 1: He tells how a bank refused to give him a mortgage on a house. He talks about remarks made about black people by English people. He talks about bad housing in England, 3.14 mins
Track 2: He talks about receiving threatening letters telling him to go back home, and other racist incidents. He says that the police cannot do anything. He talks about the future of black people in England, which he thinks is bright. He says that he will never be ‘forced out’, 1.50 mins
Track 3: They talk about his children’s feelings about England and nasty remarks made to them by teachers at school, 1.50 mins
Track 4: He lists the names of his children and he explains why he has given them Cuban and Russian names. He says he did not want to give his children English names and talks about black people’s names being given by slave masters. He says he did not think of giving them African names because he is not used to them, 2.05 mins
Track 5: Dilip Hiro asks how he sees Africa: he says that most African leaders are puppets of the imperialist government. He talks about reading about Africa at school and being taught that Africans were ‘barbarians’. He talks about how his views changed after he and his friends travelled. He says that Africans should unite. He says he would not fight for Britain in a war between Britain and Nigeria, 3.57 mins
Track 6: He talks about how he came aware of politics by travelling. He says that he believes black people will become absorbed into British society. He talks about his children’s interest in Jamaica and in society. He says that there could be books about black history that have been ‘hidden away’, 3.36 mins
Track 7: He explains why he came to Wolverhampton and talks about working in a foundry where there was a mixture of English and ‘foreign’ people. He says that the white people gradually drifted away and the factory became a ‘coloured’ factory. He talks about white people getting promotions and better jobs and an Indian man being picked to be a foreman, 4.04 mins
Track 8: He says that ‘coloured’ men are not usually picked to be the boss of a white man but that he believes that this will change. They discuss whether Jesus was black or white. He says that in the Bible, all men are made in the image of God, 3.12 mins
Track 9: He says that white people hate themselves because they make war amongst themselves. He says he would like to see black people have equality in society. He talks about ‘race relations’. They discuss the recent Race Relations Act, which he thinks will make things worse, 4.54 mins
Track 10: He talks about Jamaican independence. They discuss his sense of identity – he says that he is proud to be black and talks about black consciousness. He reads from a history book, 4.15 mins
Total: 33.04 mins
Dubber's reference number: PLA KF534B0488280 |