West Indians are NOT conditioned to think race but class. Education was seen as the key to elevate oneself to the "upper/middle" class.Black is not only a race but a culture few black people understand. Many intellectual blacks are very busy trying to explain "black" to white people.Asians, Indians and Hispanics are busy explaining themselves to white people.Why should anyone carry this burden. When was the last time you heard white people explaining "white"?Maybe they don't have to. Neither does anyone
West Indians are NOT conditioned to think race but class. Education was seen as the key to elevate oneself to the "upper/middle" class.Black is not only a race but a culture few black people understand. Many intellectual blacks are very busy trying to explain "black" to white people.Asians, Indians and Hispanics are busy explaining themselves to white people.Why should anyone carry this burden. When was the last time you heard white people explaining "white"?Maybe they don't have to. Neither does anyone
Why all this harping on race? Other interviewees get other general questions about ancestry and family history. This interview is one-note and boring.