audio by title black history fact of the day 28

In 1962, the Trinidad-born cricketer, lawyer, politician and broadcaster Sir Learie Constantine was awarded his knighthood while he was serving as High Commisioner to London for Trinidad and Tobago. Constatine who started his careers as a cricket player in the 1920s and played in test matches for West Indies until 1945. In the same year he was asked to serve as the president of the League of Coloured People in London. After receiving an MBE in 1946 he qualified as a barrister in 1954.