Amy Barbour-James
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Amy Barbour-James in the mid-1930s
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| Born |
Caroline Amy Aileen Barbour-James 25 January 1906 Acton, London |
| Died | 4 May 1988 (aged 82) Harrow |
| Known for | Civil rights activist |
Amy Barbour-James (25 January 1906 – 4 May 1988) was a London-born Guyanese Black civil rights activist and civil servant.
Caroline Amy Aileen Barbour-James was born in Acton, London, on 25 January 1906 to Guyanese parents, John and Caroline Barbour-James, one of their eight children. The Barbour-James family were a middle-class family who lived in west London in the early 20th century. Her father, John Barbour-James worked as administrator in West Africa and had access to a large network of contacts throughout the continent. In 1918, he founded the African Patriotic Intelligence Bureau.
Inspired by her father, Barbour-James became active in the civil rights movements and was involved in the African Progress Union and the League of Coloured Peoples, becoming secretary of later organisation in 1942.
In 2011, a short drama based on Barbour-James's life was broadcast by BBC Radio 4.
Barbour-James died in Harrow on 4 May 1988.
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