| Description | Tracks 1 - 5: Actuality with Mrs Carter, a Jamaican born woman from Birmingham and her daughter Joy, with Charles Parker. The group also comprise Mr Gayle from previous reels and Mr Alexiou. The pitch is erratic on this recording. Mr Gayle speaks about available literature on black and specifically Jamaican black history and culture. Joy Carter talks about whether she has pride in being black, with reference to the television drama 'Roots'. Mrs Carter gives her opinion on afro-centrism and Rastafarianism, and why she thinks young people become afro-centric. The group discuss how non-white children feel that they have to do twice the amount of work to achieve the same mark as white children, with reference to Joy's actual experience at her school. The group discuss patois and 'standard' English. Mrs Carter speaks about whether education helps young people in the context of mass unemployment at that time.
Total: 15.59 mins
Dubber's reference number: PLA KF565D0565180 |