Note making

Take notes on the programme in a table like the one below.

Activity 2

Making sense of the information

Some of the statements below would have been true for Said and Betty when they were children; some would be true only for Nadine; some would be true for all of them. Read each statement carefully and put it under the correct heading. Write down some other statements that you think are important and ask your partner to put them in the right place. Compare your ideas with other people’s.

Statements

• In Tiger Bay, everyone knows their neighbours; there is a strong sense of community.
• Tiger Bay is a busy port.
• People of different ethnic backgrounds experience prejudice, name-calling and racism when they go outside the Bay.
• Teenagers dress in bright, colourful clothes when they go to dances and discos.
• Tiger Bay is an exciting place for young people to grow up in.
• Everyone must stay at school until they are 16.

Activity 3

Research

The following web link will help you find out more about the things Said said. See what you can discover about the docks in Cardiff:

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http://www.tigerbay.com/newcity/Allcity.html

Draw a poster advertising for workers to come to Tiger Bay in the 1950s to work in the docks. Highlight the nature of the work and the area.

Activity 4

Life stories

Talk to an older relative or friend about their earliest memories of name-calling, prejudice or racism, either at school or later in their lives. (It doesn’t matter how old they are, but it is important that you find out in which year they were born.)

Find out as much factual information as you can. What groups of people experienced prejudice? How were they treated? Also try to find out about their opinions and feelings. What do they feel about racism?

It would be a good idea to discuss as a class the kinds of questions you might ask, before talking to the relative or friend.