Christine, I would index anything that contains info on 'Black' peoples as
there would be no other way for anyone interested in the participation of
Black peoples in trade union activities to locate information. and I use
'Black' to mean peoples of the Indian sub-continent! But let's see what
others who subscribe to our list-serve think.
From: "Christine Coates" <[log in to unmask]>
Is it 'appropriate'/useful to identify/index people as black when they
appear in a
> resource primarily for reasons other than their racial
> identity? For example - in our new history website at
> www.unionhistory.info , if you enter BLACK in the Search
> box, only one image will be returned because I thought the
> inclusion of black men in that cartoon was intentional.
> However, if you enter the words BENEFIT DEMONSTRATION into
> the search box, you will retrieve an image which clearly
> includes a black woman, but has not had the keyword BLACK
> attached to it. [I should add that the site is still under
> construction]. I would like to hear a discussion on how we
> should be dealing with these questions
>
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