John Barbour-James
Born
John Alexander Barbour James

June 1867
British Guiana
Died1954
Georgetown, British Guiana
Occupation(s)Activist, postmaster

John Barbour-James (June 1867 – 1954) was a Black British activist who worked to improve the understanding and recognition of the achievements of black people in Britain.[1]

Barbour James was born in British Guiana, where he became postmaster in Belfield in the 1890s.[2] While living in British Guiana he established the self-help Victoria Belfield Agricultural Society which recognised the value of improving the diet and farming among the Afro-Guianese.[1]

In 1902, he was transferred to the Gold Coast. His wife was not allowed to move to the Gold Cast. Barbour-James moved his family to London where he could more easy visit them. Later he moved to London[3] where he founded the African Patriotic Intelligence Bureau in 1918.[4] Barbour-James moved to the Caribbean in 1938, and died in Georgetown in 1954.[1]

His daughter, Amy Barbour-James, was also a civil rights activist.[1] She became the secretary of the League of Coloured Peoples in 1942.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "016: John Barbour-James (1867-1954) # 1 « Jeffrey Green. Historian". 2 November 2009.
  2. ↑ "OVERVIEW: John Barbour-James". Oxford Index. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "John Alexander Barbour-James". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "Women in History: Amy Barbour-James, An Early Civil Rights Activist". Guyanese Girls Rock. March 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  5. ↑ "Amy Barbour-James". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.