Interview with Alton Watkins, 12 February 2018 (SA 69/1/8/1) by Essex Record Office

Oral history interview with Alton Watkins recorded by Evewright Arts Foundation (EAF) for their Caribbean Takeaway Takeover project.

Alton was born in Trinidad in 1929. He worked as a printer, and reared pigs to earn his fare to move to England. He travelled on the SS Lucania in 1956 and worked as a printer in London while studying to gain a teaching qualification. He then moved to Grays to work as a schoolteacher, until his retirement. This interview covers information about his life in Trinidad; his journey to England; his experiences in London and the racial disharmony at the time; his move to Grays and his work as a schoolteacher; and reflections on his life as a whole.

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evewright.com/caribbean-takeaway…neties-and-stories
http://caribbeantakeawaytakeover.wordpress.com/

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