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League of Coloured Peoples
AbbreviationLCP
Formation1931
FounderHarold Moody
Dissolved1951
PurposeRacial equality, with a primary focus on Black rights in Britain
Location
  • London, England
PublicationThe Keys

The League of Coloured Peoples (LCP) was a British civil-rights organisation that was founded in 1931 in London by Jamaican-born physician and campaigner Harold Moody with the goal of racial equality around the world, a primary focus being on black rights in Britain. In 1933, the organisation began publication of the civil-rights journal, The Keys. The LCP was a powerful civil-rights force until its dissolution in 1951.

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