Elders Stories

Short stories made by the Malcolm X Elders firum based in St Paul's Bristol.

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Yolanda's Story
by Yolanda
Yolanda first came to London after leaving Jamaica, but she ended up in Bristol.

Onesy Twosy Threesy
by Cynthia
We used to swim in the Avon and we'd come out covered in green weeds like giant cobwebs!

Bernice's Story
by Bernice
Life for black children in school, in the 1950s and now.

Iva's Story
by Iva Williams
Britain is a lot different than Jamaica!

Life Over the Atlantic
by Princess Campbell
I can still remember my first impressions of England on arrival here – how different things were...

Haldon's Story
by Haldon Downder
Life and work in Britain for a Jamaican immigrant.

Sandola's Story
by Sandola Downer
Sandola tells her life story, from a childhood in Portland, Jamaica, to retirement in Fishponds, Bristol.

Ena's Story
by Ena McFarlane
Finding a job in Britain.