ims ▁At ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁meeting , ▁The ▁League ▁of ▁Col oured ▁Pe op les ▁established ▁four ▁main ▁a ims , ▁printed ▁in ▁each ▁issue ▁of ▁The ▁Ke ys : ▁▁ ▁To ▁promote ▁and ▁protect ▁the ▁Social , ▁Edu c ational , ▁Econom ic ▁and ▁Political ▁Inter ests ▁of ▁its ▁members ;</ blockquote > ▁ ▁To ▁interest ▁members ▁in ▁the ▁W elf are ▁of ▁Col oured ▁Pe op les ▁in ▁all ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁World ;</ blockquote > ▁ ▁To ▁improve ▁relations ▁between ▁the ▁R aces ;</ blockquote > ▁ ▁To ▁co oper ate ▁and ▁affili ate ▁with ▁organis ations ▁sympath etic ▁to ▁col oured ▁people </ blockquote > ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁a ▁fifth ▁aim ▁was ▁added : ▁ ▁To ▁render ▁such ▁financial ▁assistance ▁to ▁col oured ▁people ▁in ▁dist ress ▁as ▁lies ▁within ▁our ▁capacity .</ blockquote > ▁ ▁Ac com pl ish ments ▁ ▁The ▁colour ▁bar ▁in ▁the ▁work place ▁From ▁its ▁in ception ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁until ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁the ▁League ' s ▁primary ▁focus ▁was ▁elimin ating ▁the ▁colour ▁bar ▁( the ▁restrictions ▁placed ▁on ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁people ▁due ▁to ▁their ▁race ▁or ▁colour ) ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁work place , ▁in ▁social ▁life , ▁and ▁in ▁housing . ▁Through out ▁Britain ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁black ▁people ▁were ▁refused ▁service ▁in ▁many ▁restaur ants , ▁hot els , ▁and ▁lod ging ▁houses . ▁They ▁also ▁found ▁it ▁extremely