Sir Learie Constantine was an extraordinary figure by any yardstick. One of the greatest and most popular of all West Indian cricketers, he left the game to become, among other things, a barrister, cabinet minister, diplomat, broadcaster, author and journalist. The first black man to enter the House of Lords, he was a tireless campaigner for racial equality and West Indian self-government whose forthright response to racial discrimination led to a celebrated legal case that laid the foundations for Britains first Race Relations Act. Above all, however, he was an immensely popular public figure throughout his life.
- ISBN10 1904955428
- ISBN13 9781904955429
- Publish Date 22 October 2008
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Signal Books Ltd
- Format Paperback
- Pages 188
- Language English