John La Rose | |
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| Born | John Anthony La Rose 27 December 1927 |
| Died | 28 February 2006 (aged 78) London, United Kingdom |
| Education | St. Mary's College |
| Occupation(s) | Political and cultural activist poet, writer, publisher |
| Known for | Founder of New Beacon Books (1966–his death); founding chair of George Padmore Institute |
| Spouse(s) | Irma Hilaire (first wife, m. 1954),[1][2]
Sarah White (partner) |
| Children | 3 |
John La Rose (27 December 1927 – 28 February 2006) was a political and cultural activist, poet, writer, publisher, founder in 1966 of New Beacon Books, the first specialist Caribbean publishing company in Britain, and subsequently Chairman of the George Padmore Institute. He was originally from Trinidad and Tobago but was involved in the struggle for political independence and cultural and social change in the Caribbean in the 1940s and 1950s and later in Britain, the rest of Europe and the Third World.