Ferlov Mancoba
Audio file 154-1
[likely preceding tape: 153-2] Wonga speaks of Africans who ended up in America initially from slavery [they bring up Reverend Jurgen, an American at Grace Dieu]
Wonga asks about meeting a Black American soldier whom Ernest knew only as Joe, who had deserted throwing away his gun in protest
Wonga returns to Joe, and expresses that Joe deserted because he drew a parallel between what Hitler was trying to do in Europe and what his country was doing to Black people
[tape stopped and restarts] Ernest explains he and Sonja went to Marseille after the war, and was approached by Joe who was intrigued to see a Black man and a White woman together as that was unusual in America
Wonga speculates about racism and Joe's treatment in America [mentions Miles Davis and Juliette Greco]
Facts
PDFAbout the recordings: Ernest Mancoba's son, Marc also known as Wonga, recorded interviews with his father. The interviews seemed to serve different purposes and are not in chronological order.
ca.1990-2002 (154-1)
- Marseille, France