The Manchester boxer who fought the colour bar

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Born in Manchester in 1902, Len Johnson became one of Britain's most accomplished boxers. But despite his success in the ring, a discriminatory colour bar prevented him from competing for a British title. Johnson's fight for equality didn't end when he took off his boxing gloves. He became a political activist and, in 1953, helped lead a protest against a Manchester pub that refused to serve Black customers. Discover the remarkable story of the Manchester boxer who challenged racial discrimination both inside and outside the ring and whose greatest victories weren't always won with his fists.