| Description | Kate McNish, born in Jamaica, now living in Wolverhampton, talks to Dilip Hiro.
Track 1: She talks about Manchester, Jamaica, where she was born and grew up. She talks about her expectations of England and her first impressions of English people, 2.38 mins
Track 2: She says that her family told her stories about slavery, but they seemed like fairy tales until she travelled to England. She talks about relationships with white people. She talks about training and working as a nurse, 3.47 mins
Track 3: Dilip Hiro asks about white patients' attitudes to black nurses: she says that white patients used to be afraid of black nurses, but they are not any more. She talks about the chances of promotion for black nurses in the Midlands and adds that chances are better in other parts of the country. She talks about her awareness of being black and feeling that black and white people are not the same, 3.38 mins
Track 4: She says that 'West Indian' people should unite with Africans. She talks about the negative portrayal of Africa in history books and says after she travelled she realised that it was not true. She says she feels lost and bitter because the white man has taken her history, 3.27 mins
Track 5: She talks about feeling bitter about black people's situation. She says that she used to go to church but white people didn't accept her and she didn't get satisfaction from it. She says that she thinks Jesus was a black man because he suffered. She thinks that white people would not believe Jesus was black if it were proven, 3.19 mins
Total: 16.50 mins
Dubber's reference number: PLA KF565D0564680 |