Woman holding a child at demonstration against the Italo-Abyssinian war, Trafalgar Square

Black and White photograph, depicting a woman holding a child on her shoulders at a demonstration against the Italian-Abyssinian war, organised by the Friends of Ethiopia on 25th August 1935. The caption on the reverse reads “Coloured People in London Demonstrate Against Italian-Abyssinian War. The Friends of Ethiopia, a London organisation comprised largely of coloured people, demonstrated in Trafalgar Square Sunday against Italy’s policy in the dispute with Abyssinia. Photo shows:- A coloured baby at the demonstration.”