Letter to Colonial Office re: Colour Prejudice in British Empire, September 15, 1932.

Format:

• Book

Series:

• African Diaspora, 1860-Present (Text)
• CO - Records of the Colonial Office, Commonwealth and Foreign and Commonwealth Offices, Empire Marketing Board, and related bodies. Division within CO - Correspondence with the colonies, entry books and registers of correspondence. CO 323 - Colonies, General: Original Correspondence. Details of a campaign by the League of Coloured People to improve the situation regarding the colour bar in British hotels and lodging houses. Correspondence between Dr Harold Moody, the League's President and Colonial Secretary Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister outline the problem, and the official response to it. Sir Philip publicly condemned the hoteliers responsible and sought the opinions of Colonial officials on how best to resolve the issue. The replies are from all over Africa and the West Indies. (CO/323/1199/6)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Communities.
• Imperialism and Colonialism.
• Racial groupings.
• Race discrimination.
• Race relations.
• United Kingdom.
• Zanzibar Island.
• India.

Local Subjects:

• Communities.
• Imperialism and Colonialism.
• Racial groupings.
• Race discrimination.
• Race relations.
• United Kingdom.
• Zanzibar Island.
• India.

Genre:

• Government/court document

Physical Description:

1 online resource (11 pages)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [20--?]

Language Note:

In English.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed April 17, 2019).