John Barbour-James
John Barbour-James (June 1867 – 1954) was a Black British activist who worked to improve the understanding and recognition of the achievements of black people in Britain.
John Barbour-James | |
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| Born | John Alexander Barbour James June 1867 |
| Died | 1954 Georgetown, British Guiana |
| Occupation(s) | Activist, postmaster |
Barbour James was born in British Guiana, where he became postmaster in Belfield in the 1890s. While living in British Guiana he established the self-help Victoria Belfield Agricultural Society which recognised the value of improving the diet and farming among the Afro-Guianese.
In 1902, he was transferred to the Gold Coast. His wife was not allowed to move to the Gold Cast. Barbour-James moved his family to London where he could more easy visit them. Later he moved to London where he founded the African Patriotic Intelligence Bureau in 1918. Barbour-James moved to the Caribbean in 1938, and died in Georgetown in 1954.
His daughter, Amy Barbour-James, was also a civil rights activist. She became the secretary of the League of Coloured Peoples in 1942.