Dorothy Kuya | |
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| Born | 16 March 1933 |
| Died | 23 December 2013 (aged 80) |
| Nationality | British |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Organization(s) | National Assembly of Women (NAW). Teachers Against Racism. |
| Known for | Leading British communist activist. Successful campaign to create Liverpool's International Slavery Museum |
| Political party | Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) |
Dorothy Kuya (16 March 1933 – 23 December 2013) was a leading British communist and human rights activist from Liverpool, the co-founder of Teachers Against Racism, and the general secretary of the National Assembly of Women (NAW). She was a life-long member of the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB), and was most famous for being Liverpool's first community relations officer,[1] and for leading a successful campaign to establish Liverpool's International Slavery Museum.[2] During the mid-1980s, Kuya served as the chair of the London housing association Ujima, and built the organisation into the largest black-led social enterprise in Europe.[3]
She was described by the Director of National Museums Liverpool as "Liverpool's greatest fighter against racism and racial intolerance" and "one of the country's leading figures in combating inequality."[4]
- ^ "William Gladstone: Liverpool students rename hall after anti-racism activist". BBC. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ Barlow, Eleanor (2 January 2014). "Leading Liverpool anti-racist campaigner dies". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
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:3was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Tribute To Dorothy Kuya: Memorial Lecture will be named after anti-racism campaigner". liverpoolmuseums.org.uk. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2021.