Jamaicans in Nottingam : narratives and reflections / Norma Gregory.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gregory, Norma, author.

Series:

African Diaspora, 1860-Present (Text)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jamaicans--England--Nottingham.

Jamaicans.

Nottingham (England)--History.

Nottingham (England).

Nottingham (England)--Social life and customs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (132 pages) : illustrations, photographs

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hertford, Hertfordshire : Hansib Publications, 2015.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This is a unique collection of personal and reflective interviews and articles that presents narratives of life in Nottingham, from individuals of Jamaican heritage who have contributed to the spirit and life of the city and its surrounding areas, from the 1940s to the present day.This volume includes witness accounts relating to many significant events in the history of Nottingham that directly affected Jamaican communities: the Nottingham race riots of 1958 and 1981, the Miners' strikes of the 1980s, the Nottingham Carnival and the origins and development of the African Caribbean National Artistic (ACNA) Centre, a social and educational focal point of the black community in Nottingham from the mid-1970s onwards. As an autobiographical and educational text, this volume contributes to the growing new researches into modern, African Caribbean British social history and literary contexts. Packed with vivid photographs and newspaper cuttings, Jamaicans in Nottingham is aimed at researchers, archivists, students, and local historians, as well as the general reader interested in pictorial or oral histories.

Contents:

Intro

Title

Copyright

Dedication

Acknowledgements

Contents

Preface

Foreword

Section 1: A Collection of Reflections and Narratives of the Past

1. Mr George Powe, World War II Veteran and Community Campaigner

2. Dr Desmond Wilson, former Business Owner and former Lord Mayor of Nottingham

3. Mr Milton Crosdale MBE, former Racial Equality Council Senior Officer

4. Mr Pitman Browne, Author, Poet and Pianist

5. Mr Junior 'Berrenga' Forbes, Community Activist and a Founder of the ACNA Centre

6. Mr Arnold 'Kwame' Wright, Cultural Activist

7. Mr Vernon 'King' Gregory, former Coal Miner

8. Mr Calvin 'Wally' Wallace, former Coal Miner

9. Mr Oscar Robinson, former Transport (Trains) Worker

10. Mr Western Vaccianna, former Church Minister

11. Mrs Jane Vaccianna 'Miss Joseph', former Business Owner and Homemaker

12. Mrs Lena Gregory, former Nottingham General &amp

City Hospital Worker

13. Mrs Consetta 'Millie' Whiteley, former Typist &amp

Seamstress

14. Mrs Mary Johnson, former Care Home Owner

Section 2: A Collection of Narratives and Reflections of the Present

15. Article: The Sheriff visits the ACNA Centre to Celebrate Inauguration

16. Speech: By George Powe to celebrate the Inauguration of Sheriff Cllr Merlita Bryan (2012- 2013)

17. Reflections from....Cllr Merlita Bryan, Lord Mayor of Nottingham (2013-2014)

18. Article: Dr Julius Garvey visits Nottingham

19. Reflections from ....Reverend Canon Eve Pitts, Church of England Minister

20. Reflections from ...Mr Bryon Williams, Barbershop Owner and Youth Mentor

21. Narratives and Reflections from Norma Gregory, Author

22. Articles and books by the author

23. Conclusion: Next steps

Section 3: Additional Information

24. Further Reading

25. Essential Websites.

26. U.K. universities with selected specialisms in African Caribbean history

27. Selected books authored by Nottingham's African Caribbean Writers

28. Jamaicans in Nottingham: Timeline of significant events

Section 4: Photo Gallery

Index.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed September 11, 2019).

Includes bibliographical references (page 102).

ISBN:

9781910553275

1910553271

OCLC:

1130729695