| Description | Black women, possibly including the mother of George Jackson, questioned by a man, discuss their experiences and the lives of the African American population in the United States of America.
Tracks 1-3: A woman talks about her political activism and black power, attitudes towards black people. Another woman talks about her childhood in Louisiana and working for low wages, cleaning a woman's house, and being harassed by the police. She says that black people have to grow up fast and black women have to grow up faster
Tracks 4-5: She discusses the experiences of some of the people she knows, efforts to win respect from people and having to fight for it. She talks about the hard work and hospitality of her parents, and her life with her husband
Tracks 6-8: She talks about her son's behaviour, his need to be able to deal with a violent world, and the advice that she, as a mother was able to give him, his skill in relating to other people, regardless of ethnicity, the importance of bringing children up to have respect for people
Tracks 9-12: She talks about her reluctance to become involved in anything that would encourage people to retaliate against the system, the activities of the Black Panthers, and how her opinions have changed
Track 13: Silence 4.34 mins
Total: 1.05.54 mins
Dubber's reference number: PLA KF571E0012080 |