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Recordiad sain / Audio recording: Peter Leonard Cyril
Cyril, Peter Leonard
(Interviewer)
Mutale, Donald
(Interviewer)
Oral history recording with Leonard Cyril from the Back-a-Yard project. This project collected stories from older African-Caribbean people who came to live in Newport from the 1940s onwards, including their recollections of the Caribbean and reasons for coming to the UK. A partnership with the South East Wales Racial Equality Council (SEWREC) supported by the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund.
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
AV 11771
Historical Associations
Association Type: Locality of the evidence
Date: 26/03/2015
Place: Casnewydd | Newport (Monmouthshire)
Association Type: Locality of the evidence
Date: 19/03/2015
Place: St Lucia
Creation/Production
Born in Ravine Poisson, St Lucia. His family name was Phulgence, but it was omitted from his birth certificate. He moved to Newport in 1961 and, after failing to find work as a printer, worked on the railways for over 30 years.
Role: Interviewee
Role: Interviewer
Place: Casnewydd | Newport (Monmouthshire)
Period: 26/03/2015
Acquisition
Donation
Techniques
Digidol | born digital
Location
In store
Classification
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