colonial subjects of the British empire. The MCF included a standing committee to address issues relating to racism in Britain as well as a Trade Union Committee aimed to foster the union movement in the colonial countries. The MCF was funded by membership dues, including those of individuals and affiliated organisations, and was sponsored by as many as 100 Members of Parliament. In October 1970 the Movement for Colonial Freedom changed its name to Liberation at the behest of its president, Fenner Brockway. Gilbert eventually became the General Secretary of the organisation, serving in that capacity throughout the 1980s until his death in 1992. On 17 June 1974 Gilbert organized a march for the Central Council of liberation. A member of the march, Warwick university student, Kevin Gately, aged 21, fell under the crowd and later died. Gilbert later said that Mr Gately had in effect been murdered by the police. Gilbert was also an active member of the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB), Stoke Newington Branch, and was also on the Hackey Borough Council Communist Party Committee. During his time with Liberation and the Communist Party he met and then married his second wife, Kay Beauchamp, herself a lifelong CPGB activist. Death and legacy Tony Gilbert died in 1992, with his wife, Kay Beauchamp, dying that same year. The couple's papers now reside in the British National Archives. He is buried at Highgate Cemetery in North London. Footnotes Works Danger: Racialists at Work. London: Liberation, 1974. Only One Died: An Account of the Scarman Inquiry into the Events of 15th June 1974, in Red Lion Square, when Kevin Gately Died Opposing Racism and Fascism. London: Kay Beauchamp, 1975. The Queen v. Desmond Trotter: An Account of the Trial in Dominica. London: Liberation, 1976. Israel — Where To? Constant War or Peace? London: Liberation, 1982. Ethiopia: An African Giant Awakens. With Kay Beauchamp. London: Liberation, 1983. Global Interference: The Consistent Pattern of American Foreign Policy. With Pierre Joris. London: Liberation, 1984. Pakistan: Regime of Terror. London: Liberation, 1985. Star Wars. London: Liberation, 1985. Eradicate Racism, a Murderous Crime. With Jim Thakoordin. London: Liberation, 1985. Treachery at Munich. London: Liberation, 1988. External links "Kay Beauchamp (1899-1992) Papers," in Archive of the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB). nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Retrieved 11 October 2010. Includes Tony Gilbert Papers. Rachel Kemsley (archivist), Liberation (Movement for Colonial Freedom) Administrative/Biographical History, School of African and