Sonia Smith Interview Analysis

As I continue the next night documenting the information eagerly to carry the research information to the group. Continuation on Sonia Smith interview, In the 1970, Whites where always to the head of all tables for example there where CEO, managers, Tellers and black people where always at the Back for example cleaners anywhere you could not see black people. Amazingly this reminds me of slavery days. Listening to Sonia interview with me, I realized that Under the PNM government there where no upward movement because whites where the ones to only receive jobs because of inheriting from there father, they had no education background. Unemployment was high. Sonia stated, this was a major feature for capitalism to exploit black workers where
The funny thing is after all the protests and the disturbances from the lack power movement it was unsuccessful. Whites still remained as Sonia smith stated in an interview with her nothing was accomplied, No new banks opened up, No new political party and blacks was still to the back of the room. So again black power was unable to remove capitalist from their seats of the higharcy.

My next interview was with Kyle rampersad He was a union rep he recalled the history of African reclaiming their African identity. Mr. Rampersad complemented me on my look and asked me why I cut my hair I explained to him I wanted to remain natural. He proceeded to educate me. He stated in the 1970’s the Afro hairstyle became a popular hairstyle for black pride. The attire significant to show male power that has been lost during enslavement beards and mustaches. Where to show there “manhood”
Women and males embraced the natural look and the dress code he remembered was dashikis, Afro-combs and tie die jerseys were all worn as symbols of the revolution. This is to show how the cultures are different because now in Trinidad and Tobago stenhtening your hair is norm following in the American standards even now our dress code resembles American
I’m not worried so much about structure right now, because I’m still doing my journal and think that once I know exactly where I want my paper to go I will finish. While specking to Karl he stated that in 1971 it had another state of emergency for jailing all the rebel soldiers. Black power lived on. Also PNM won the polls of 36 seats, and the government went bankrupted 2 years later. After all the stress about all the strikes, Dr Williams resigned in 1973. As I listened to Mr. Rampersad I think to myself that Dr Eric Williams got out of his ignorance all students can attend secondary school today. Karl Hudson Phillips was his successor .The oil boom weakens the efforts of the black power movement because. Pnm was provided with cash to help the economic issues in the