Comments on: Images of Black Britain: 1950s – 1960s era http://afrospear.com/2008/01/27/images-of-black-britain-1950s-1960s-era/ A Blog For People of Color Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:22:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Avalin C. Francis Bethel http://afrospear.com/2008/01/27/images-of-black-britain-1950s-1960s-era/#comment-9158 Avalin C. Francis Bethel Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:41:22 +0000 http://afrospear.wordpress.com/?p=218#comment-9158 I was born in Birmingham, England 50years ago. I lived in Handsworth until I was 9 years old. We immigrated to the United States in 1968. My Dad and Mom came to England in 1955 and 1958 respectively. My Dad never cared for England the weather and the racism he dealt with when he first came over. I had a good life from what I remember in Handsworth. I never really wore English clothes My Aunts in the U.S used to send most of my clothes when I did not wear the school uniform. The West Indians have come along way from when my parents first arrived in the U.K 50 years ago, but we still have a very long way to go. I visited U.K about 5 years ago. I still keep in touch with my next door neighbor in Birmingham who still lives there almost 50 years now from Jamaica. I was born in Birmingham, England 50years ago. I lived in Handsworth until I was 9 years old. We immigrated to the United States in 1968. My Dad and Mom came to England in 1955 and 1958 respectively. My Dad never cared for England the weather and the racism he dealt with when he first came over. I had a good life from what I remember in Handsworth. I never really wore English clothes My Aunts in the U.S used to send most of my clothes when I did not wear the school uniform. The West Indians have come along way from when my parents first arrived in the U.K 50 years ago, but we still have a very long way to go. I visited U.K about 5 years ago. I still keep in touch with my next door neighbor in Birmingham who still lives there almost 50 years now from Jamaica.

]]> By: Fiona http://afrospear.com/2008/01/27/images-of-black-britain-1950s-1960s-era/#comment-6997 Fiona Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:20:19 +0000 http://afrospear.wordpress.com/?p=218#comment-6997 Thanks for book references. I'm writing a screenplay set in London 1957 and one of my characters is a Trinidadian pianist who is falsely accused of child abuse. These images help to set the scene. I've also been listening to an excellent CD called London is the Place for Me - a compilation. Thanks for book references. I’m writing a screenplay set in London 1957 and one of my characters is a Trinidadian pianist who is falsely accused of child abuse. These images help to set the scene. I’ve also been listening to an excellent CD called London is the Place for Me – a compilation.

]]> By: Charlie http://afrospear.com/2008/01/27/images-of-black-britain-1950s-1960s-era/#comment-6260 Charlie Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:55:44 +0000 http://afrospear.wordpress.com/?p=218#comment-6260 Please have a look at Black Britain: A Photographic History (Paperback) by Paul Gilroy (Author), Stuart Hall (Author) Fantastic range of B/W photos depicting Black History in the UK. Please have a look at Black Britain: A Photographic History (Paperback) by Paul Gilroy (Author), Stuart Hall (Author)

Fantastic range of B/W photos depicting Black History in the UK.

]]> By: Images of Black Britain: The Past « Charcoal Ink http://afrospear.com/2008/01/27/images-of-black-britain-1950s-1960s-era/#comment-6092 Images of Black Britain: The Past « Charcoal Ink Sun, 27 Jan 2008 14:41:51 +0000 http://afrospear.wordpress.com/?p=218#comment-6092 [...] I posted 2 images of Black Britain from this fantastic book I found in my university library on the Afrospear blog but there are more. I don’t want to get in trouble by posting too many but I cannot resist. [...] [...] I posted 2 images of Black Britain from this fantastic book I found in my university library on the Afrospear blog but there are more. I don’t want to get in trouble by posting too many but I cannot resist. [...]

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