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Catalogue description The tensions caused by the barring of black British subjects from dance halls, hotels...
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| Reference: | LAB 26/55 |
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| Description: |
The tensions caused by the barring of black British subjects from dance halls, hotels and clubs due to hostility of white US servicemen. There are accounts of various incidents including a letter from the West Indian cricketer and statesman Learie Constantine, describing an (unsuccessful) attempt by GI's to have him thrown out of the Black Horse Public house off Oxford Street. |
| Date: | 1942-1945 |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Former reference in its original department: | W 965/50 |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Closure status: | Open Document, Open Description |
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