Record

Ref NoMS 4000/6/1/58/33/C
TitleCD Rom listening copy
LevelItem
Daten.d. [01 November 1968]
DescriptionLance 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
Extent1
FormatCd-rom
Access StatusOpen
LanguageEnglish
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