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Growing up Black & Irish - A personal history of Liverpool
Growing up Black & Irish - A personal history of Liverpool
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36 minutes
Released:
Nov 29, 2021
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Last month I recorded a show at the Liverpool Irish Festival with Teresa Hill. Teresa is really passionate about her fascinating family history. Her father from was from Freetown in Sierra Leone while her mother's family were from Ireland. In this interview Teresa spoke candidly about her life. She grew up in a Liverpool where racism was common and many Irish families ostracised mixed race family members. However her grandfather Luke Bernard was very different as Teresa explains he was 'a forward thinking man'. She also talked about how sectarianism was a major feature of life in Liverpool and how the Troubles impacted her life. It was a really fascinating discussion about Irish communities in Britain in the 1960s and 70s. I hope you enjoy it. Get your tickets to the Irish HIstory Summit - https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/irish-history-summit-2022-tickets-194400466027Get Irish history themed Christmas presents - www.irishhistorypodcast.ie/shop See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/irishhistory.
Released:
Nov 29, 2021
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