{"product_id":"colour-bar-by-learie-constantine","title":"Colour Bar by  Learie Constantine","description":"\u003ch3 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"20\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4\" data-end=\"18\"\u003eColour Bar\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp data-start=\"22\" data-end=\"170\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"22\" data-end=\"33\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Learie Constantine\u003cbr data-start=\"52\" data-end=\"55\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"55\" data-end=\"72\"\u003ePublished by:\u003c\/strong\u003e Stanley Paul and Co. Ltd\u003cbr data-start=\"97\" data-end=\"100\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"100\" data-end=\"112\"\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1954\u003cbr data-start=\"117\" data-end=\"120\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"120\" data-end=\"130\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 193\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp data-start=\"752\" data-end=\"1088\"\u003eLearie Constantine’s \u003cem data-start=\"773\" data-end=\"785\"\u003eColour Bar\u003c\/em\u003e is a \u003cstrong data-start=\"791\" data-end=\"824\"\u003eremarkable and candid account\u003c\/strong\u003e of his struggles against racial discrimination in Britain. 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