ERROL EDWARD JAMES MBE, JP (1926 – 1994)
In 1944, 18 year old Errol volunteered to serve in the RAF in Britain during WW2. One of the first Jamaicans to settle in Leeds after the war, he was at the forefront of the fight for racial equality and justice in Leeds and the UK and was a founder member of numerous organisations including the Caribbean Cricket Club (1948), United Caribbean Association and Jamaica Society Leeds. His work was recognised with a 1977 Queen’s Silver Jubilee Medal and an MBE in 1982.
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Photo: Errol James age 28. Geoffrey of Leeds, 1954 Back to Life has been made possible with funding from Arts Council England's, Covid-19 Emergency Response Fund which is supported by the National Lottery and Government.
