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The League of Coloured Peoples (LCP) was a British civil-rights organization that was founded in 1931 in London by Jamaican-born physician and campaigner Harold Moody with the goal of racial equality around the world. Although the League's primary focus was black rights in Britain, it also was involved in other civil-rights issues, such as the persecution of the Jews in Germany. In 1933, the League of Coloured Peoples began publication of the civil-rights journal ''The Keys'', and was a powerful civil-rights force until its dissolution in 1951. ==The beginning== Harold Moody, a physician and devout Christian, was frustrated with the prejudice he experienced in Britain, from finding employment to simply obtaining a residence. Through his involvement with London Christian Endeavour Federation, Moody began to confront employers who were refusing jobs to black Britons. On 13 March 1931, in a London YMCA in Tottenham Court Road, Moody called a meeting with the contacts he had made over the years. On this night, they formed The League of Coloured Peoples.〔Peter Fryer, ''Staying Power: The History of Black People in Britain'', London: Pluto Press, 1984, p. 327.〕 The inaugural executive committee〔John Simkin, ("Harold Moody" ), Spartacus Educational.〕 of The League of Coloured Peoples included: *Dr. C. Belfield Clark of Barbados *George Roberts of Trinidad *Sam Morris of Grenada *Robert Adams of British Guiana *Desmond Buckle of The Gold Coast Also present at the inaugural meeting was Stella Thomas, who would go on to become the first woman magistrate in West Africa. Other prominent members included C. L. R. James, Jomo Kenyatta and Una Marson.〔("Harold Moody" ), Making Britain, The Open University.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「League of Coloured Peoples」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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