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The Motherland Calls: African Caribbean Experiences Item Info
![A sentimental and striking collection of stories from seven individuals, The Motherland Calls recounts the hardships of African Caribbean people in Britain. This narrative explores the concept of the forced motherland, meaning the experience of Afro-Carribeans raised to see England as their “Mother.” As one community librarian recounts, “we arrived [in England] to find that this Mother did not even recognize us as her own.” The seven contributors recount their struggles with racism as they fought to receive adequate housing, equality, and safety from the English government. They also recount the racism they experienced in everyday social interactions. The Motherland Calls depicts many different experiences of being black in Britain, and testifies to the power of diaspora communities.](http://fwwcpdigitalcollection.org/files/sourcedocs/08London/08L12/08L12TheMotherlandCalls_th.jpg)
- Title:
- The Motherland Calls: African Caribbean Experiences
- Description:
- A sentimental and striking collection of stories from seven individuals, The Motherland Calls recounts the hardships of African Caribbean people in Britain. This narrative explores the concept of the forced motherland, meaning the experience of Afro-Carribeans raised to see England as their “Mother.” As one community librarian recounts, “we arrived [in England] to find that this Mother did not even recognize us as her own.” The seven contributors recount their struggles with racism as they fought to receive adequate housing, equality, and safety from the English government. They also recount the racism they experienced in everyday social interactions. The Motherland Calls depicts many different experiences of being black in Britain, and testifies to the power of diaspora communities.
- Publisher:
- The Ethnic Communities Oral History Project
- Contributor:
- Connie Mark Clifford Fullerton Thomas Joseph Albertha Blackman-Thomas Randolph Beresford William Henry Sandra Knight
- Date:
- 1992
- Type:
- text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Subjects:
- immigration migration Caribbean Ethnic Communities Oral History Project London
- Latitude:
- 51.5052811116623
- Longitude:
- -0.225975418639392
- Location:
- London
- Language:
- English
- Is a Part of:
- Trades Union Congress Library Collections, FWWCP Collection, Region 8 London, Box 12
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "The Motherland Calls: African Caribbean Experiences", Digital Collections, FWWCP
- Reference Link:
- https://library.bc.edu/ds/fwwcp/items/fwwcp08l12377.html