Task 5

The Notting Hill race riots took place in 1958, which resulted with the narrowing of ignorance toward the integration of black people into british society.
This extract represents the ongoing war/ feud between the Caribbeans that have come over from their countries with the white English people already living here. It is evident that a white person is the commentator, which shows that the station it is aired from is a predominantly white one.

However, I think that this extract is trying to say the feud should end. Even though the commentator describes the black people as ‘something new and ugly’ and wanting to remove them as they posed as a threat and caused a problem; this problem they think can only be solved with violence against the black people.

Both black and white people are being represented in the extract as the commentator is white and represents the majority white population. The black Caribbean man that is featured in the extract represents that minority of black people which have been targeted and abused; though he is on the extract, it might symbolize change.

The representation is communicated by the fact that it is on radio station being aired to millions across the country; this broadcast hopefully will send the message of peace and equality between both races. As both a black man and white man are on this radio extract, it may represent they coming together of two races, which will be communicated to their audience as they are listening.