Chris Braithwaite addressing a crowd at an anti-Italian demonstration, Trafalgar Square

Black and White photograph of Chris Braithwaite speaking at a demonstration held in Trafalgar Square on 19th April 1936 to denounce Italy’s atrocities against Abyssinia. The photograph was sourced from Keystone. The caption on the reverse reads: “Abyssinian Meeting in Trafalgar Square, 19.4.36. A demonstration was held in Trafalgar Square this afternoon by coloured people to denounce Italy’s atrocities against Abyssinia. Crowds listening to a speaker at the meeting this afternoon.”