ustr ated ▁with ▁the ▁pre jud ice ▁he ▁experienced ▁in ▁Britain , ▁from ▁finding ▁employ ment ▁to ▁simply ▁obtain ing ▁a ▁residence . ▁Through ▁his ▁invol vement ▁with ▁London ▁Christian ▁Ende av our ▁Federation , ▁Mo ody ▁began ▁to ▁confront ▁employ ers ▁who ▁were ▁ref using ▁jobs ▁to ▁black ▁Brit ons . ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁March ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁in ▁a ▁Y M CA ▁in ▁Tot ten ham ▁Court ▁Road , ▁London , ▁Mo ody ▁called ▁a ▁meeting ▁with ▁the ▁contacts ▁he ▁had ▁made ▁over ▁the ▁years . ▁He ▁was ▁helped ▁by ▁Charles ▁H . ▁Wes ley , ▁an ▁African - American ▁history ▁professor ▁visit ing ▁Britain ▁on ▁a ▁G ug gen heim ▁Fellow ship , ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Association ▁for ▁the ▁Ad van cement ▁of ▁Col ored ▁People ▁( NA AC P ). ▁On ▁this ▁night , ▁they ▁formed ▁The ▁League ▁of ▁Col oured ▁Pe op les . ▁ ▁Its ▁inaug ural ▁executive ▁committee ▁included : ▁Dr ▁Cec il ▁B elf ield ▁Clar ke ▁of ▁Barb ados ▁George ▁Roberts ▁of ▁Tr in idad ▁Sam ▁Morris ▁of ▁Gren ada ▁Robert ▁Adams ▁of ▁British ▁Gu iana ▁Des mond ▁Buck le ▁of ▁The ▁Gold ▁Coast ▁Also ▁present ▁at ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁meeting ▁was ▁St ella ▁Thomas , ▁who ▁would ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁magistr ate ▁in ▁West ▁Africa . ▁ ▁Other ▁prominent ▁members ▁included ▁C . ▁L . ▁R . ▁James , ▁J omo ▁Ken y atta ▁and ▁Una ▁Mar son . ▁ ▁A