Catalogue description Details of a campaign by the League of Coloured People to improve the situation...

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Details of CO 323/1199/6
Reference: CO 323/1199/6
Description:

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.
Date: 1932
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: 91261 Pt 1
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description

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