| Description | Lance Dunkley, born in Jamaica, now living in Wolverhampton, talks to Dilip Hiro.
Track 1: He talks about employment and bad housing. He talks about the portrayal of Africa in schools, 2.24 mins Tracks 2-3: He talks about how his image of Africa has changed since meeting 'African brothers' - he says he has rejected 'colonial propaganda'. He talks about his family's African heritage and says he would like to see more Africanisation in the West Indies. He says that West Indian people should shape their own destiny. Track 4: He talks about meeting African people in Birmingham and communicating in English, which is a 'colonial language', 2.10 mins Track 5: He talks about meeting African people and finding that there is no 'strangerhood' when they meet. He talks about languages and customs which have been retained in Haiti and Jamaica despite colonialism, 2.09 mins Track 6: He talks about black people's experiences of schools in Britain and black people being made to wait for housing in Wolverhampton. He compares this with segregation in South Africa, 3.30 mins
Total: 14.50 mins
Dubber's reference number: PLA KF565D0565080 |