| Description | Joe Hughes, a teacher from Guyana, talks to Dilip Hiro.
Track 1: He talks about the village where he was born and his involvement in politics in Guyana, and explains why he decided not to be a representative but moved to England to learn more about colonialism and systems of government, 2.25 mins
Track 2: Dilip Hiro asks whether his idea of England matched the reality: he says it did because he had studied English politics and government. He talks about discrimination in England and says he was not able to get a clerical job but worked on a building site. He says that English education makes people 'very ignorant', 3.13 mins
Track 3: He talks about his relationships with white workers: they were friendly and he helped them with their night school studies. He says that the labourers were more grateful for this than middle-class workers. He talks about English education, which he says 'does not fit the masses' and workers' ignorance, 2.54 mins
Track 4: They talk about Enoch Powell. He says that discrimination against black people is an international problem, 2.23 mins
Track 5: He talks about the reasons for Guyana gaining its independence, 2.12 mins
Track 6: He talks about the new cultural revolution in Guyana and the importance of making links between African and Guyanese culture and history. He says he will take an African name, 2.59 mins
Track 7: He talks about the need to study African affairs and Afro-African affairs and about Stokeley Carmichael. He says that people must stop using the term 'West Indian' and become more aware of Africa. He says that Caribbean people should work with African people and be concerned with issues like Rhodesia, 4.16 mins
Track 8: He talks about working on the buses and his experiences of discrimination. He describes being attacked by a white passenger, going to court, and losing his case. He says he left the job after this and continued studying. He says he wanted to see black inspectors on the buses, 2.47 mins
Track 9: He talks about studying law in Birmingham and his need to work for the black struggle. He talks about English influence in many societies who practise discrimination including America and South Africa, 2.32 mins
Track 10: He talks about the importance of looking at local injustices in housing and education as well as the international struggle. He says that 'the black man' should struggle for equality, not betterment and not allow others to say what is good for black people, 2.39 mins
Track 11: He talks about the importance of black people learning about black history, the international struggle, and the power of history to challenge exploitation and 'racialism', 2.32 mins
Total: 30.52 mins
Dubber's reference number: PLA KF534B0488380 |