The Colour Problem Flashcards
Before 1950 how many black and Asian people lived in the uk
Only 74,000
Where did the 1919 race riots take place?
Who was involved?
Why did it happen?
Took place in Newcastle, Glasgow and other uk cities
Done by demobilised and unemployed white men
They blamed minorities for stealing their jobs
What did the 1920 and 1925 restriction (coloured alien seamen) order do?
It forced non white seamen to register as “aliens” if they couldn’t produce a British passport and they could be arrested if they failed to produce one when leaving their ship. They also had to regularly check in with the police and ran the risk of deportation if they failed
Why was the Indian seamans union set up in 1926?
To protect against the treatment of Indian seamen with a public rally in Liverpool.
What happened as a result of the Indian seamans union?
Indian seamen were allowed to apply for a special certificate of identity and nationality which revoked their alien stats
What was the joint council
Who set it up
What was its purpose
Set up by white middle class liberals to promote understanding esteem white and coloured people in Britain
What was the league of coloured people and why was it set up in 1931
To combat racial discrimination and raise financial aid for Asian and black families
Who led the radical pan- African movement and what did they argue
Led by American singer Paul Robeson who argued that only black people could solve “black” problems. He supported anti colonial black empowerment and was a member WASU
What was the WASU and what did it protest against?
Stands for the west African students union and it protested against the Italian invasion of Abyssinia and influenced many post colonial African leaders
