▁difficult ▁to ▁find ▁employ ment ▁in ▁many ▁indust ries ; ▁the ▁medical ▁profession ▁in ▁particular ▁drew ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁the ▁league , ▁most ▁likely ▁due ▁to ▁founder ▁and ▁president ▁Harold ▁Mo ody ' s ▁personal ▁strugg les ▁in ▁that ▁area . ▁By ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁a ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁league ▁foc using ▁on ▁equality ▁in ▁the ▁sh ipping ▁industry ▁had ▁grown ▁to ▁over ▁ 8 0 ▁members . ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁The ▁League ▁of ▁Col oured ▁Pe op les ▁struck ▁many ▁blow s ▁for ▁black s ▁in ▁the ▁work place . ▁ ▁The ▁colour ▁bar ▁in ▁the ▁military ▁ ▁The ▁Char ter ▁of ▁Col oured ▁People ▁ ▁The ▁Char ter ▁of ▁Col oured ▁People ▁" dem and ed ▁full ▁self - g overn ment ▁at ▁the ▁earliest ▁opportunity ▁for ▁people ▁living ▁under ▁British ▁colonial ▁rule , ▁and ▁an ▁end ▁to ▁disc rim ination ▁on ▁ra cial ▁grounds ▁in ▁all ▁spher es ▁of ▁public ▁life ▁in ▁the ▁UK ." ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁the ▁L CP ▁continued ▁to ▁highlight ▁disc rim ination . ▁Author ities ▁organ izing ▁the ▁ev acu ation ▁of ▁children ▁from ▁the ▁big ▁towns ▁found ▁it ▁very ▁difficult ▁to ▁find ▁families ▁who ▁would ▁accept ▁to ▁take ▁in ▁col oured ▁children , ▁and ▁the ▁L CP ▁lo bb ied ▁against ▁this ▁sort ▁of ▁disc rim ination . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Category : C ivil ▁rights ▁organis ations ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁Category