black activists

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    • What year was Dr. Harold Moody rejected from a job at King's College Hospital?
      1912
    • Why did Dr. Harold Moody set up his own practice?
      He was rejected due to being black
    • What organization did Dr. Harold Moody establish in 1931?
      The League of Coloured Peoples
    • What was the purpose of the League of Coloured Peoples?
      It was the first anti-racism campaign group
    • In what year did Claudia Jones set up the Notting Hill Carnival?
      1958
    • What was the aim of the Notting Hill Carnival?
      To celebrate black culture in Britain
    • What event prompted Claudia Jones to establish the Notting Hill Carnival?
      The Teddy Boys' racist murders
    • What publication did Claudia Jones found?
      The West Indian Gazette
    • What was the purpose of the West Indian Gazette?
      To report news from the Caribbean and Britain
    • In what year did Paul Stephenson lead the Bristol Bus Boycott?
      1963
    • What was the reason for the Bristol Bus Boycott?
      Refusal to employ Black and Asian drivers
    • What happened to Paul Stephenson in 1964?
      He was arrested for protesting a colour bar
    • What significant legislation was passed in 1965?
      The Race Relations Act
    • How was the Race Relations Act influenced?
      By Paul Stephenson's work
    • What journal did Paul Stephenson set up?
      The Keys
    • What was the purpose of the journal The Keys?
      To reveal the treatment of Black Britons