The 'Colour Problem' and Different Solutions

• Before 1945, there was around 74000 Black and Asian people in the UK (mainly based in Liverpool and Bristol), so most white Britons tended to feel superior to Black and Asian people
• The 1920 and 1925 Special Restriction (Coloured Alien Seamen) Orders forced 'coloured' seamen to register as aliens in Britain if they couldn't produce documents upon disembarkation
• The 1920 and 1925 Special Restriction (Coloured Alien Seamen) Orders forced 'coloured' seamen to be called 'aliens' so had to have frequent check-ins with the Police
• The 1920 and 1925 Special Restriction (Coloured Alien Seamen) Orders fled to the founding of 'The Indian Seamen's Union' by N. J. Upadhyaya in 1926
• In 1926, 'The Indian Seamen's Union' led a public rally in Liverpool in support of the treatment of Indians, occurred due to the 1920 and 1925 Special Restriction (Coloured Alien Seamen) Orders
• After the 1926 rally by 'The Indian Seamen's Union' and official criticism from the India Office, Indian residents were allowed to apply to the Home Office for a Special Certificate of Identity and Nationality to revoke their 'alien' status
• 'The Joint Council to Promote Understanding between White and Coloured People in Britain' was founded in 1931 to tackle the 'colour problem' and fight racial discrimination and raise financial aid for these groups
• In 1925, the West African Students' Union (WASU) was founded and led by Nigerian Lapido Solanke for 30 years, and its most iconic was singer Paul Robeson (iconic supporter of anti-colonial black empowerment in Britain)
• In 1925, the West African Students' Union (WASU) was founded and led by Nigerian Lapido Solanke for 30 years