It was largely by this method ( mixed-race Bermudians being added to the number of Blacks, rather than added to the number of Whites or being defined as a separate demographic group ) that Coloured ( subsequently redefined in the twentieth century as Black ) Bermudians came to outnumber White Bermudians by the end of the 19th century, despite starting off at a numerical disadvantage, and despite low Black immigration prior to the latter 19th century ( other contributing factors included the scale of White relative to Black emigration in the 17th and 18th centuries, the greater mortality of Whites from disease in the late 17th century, and large-scale West Indian immigration, which began, like Portuguese immigration, in the 19th century to provide labourers for the new export agriculture industry and expansion of the Royal Naval Dockyard.

These laws led to Basil D ' Oliveira, a ' Cape Coloured ' South African emigrating to England, where he began to play Test cricket.

In 1947, at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, Adrian began performing in a series of revues ( Tuppence Coloured, Oranges and Lemons, Penny Plain, Airs on a Shoestring, From Here to There, and Fresh Airs ) in which he played more than 2, 000 performances, and established himself, in Sheridan Morley's words, " as a superlative – if eccentric – light comedian.

In 1933, the League of Coloured Peoples began publication of the civil-rights journal The Keys, and was a powerful civil-rights force until its dissolution in 1951.

Coloured Cheddar-style cheese has long been sold, but even as early as 1860, the real reason for this was unclear: Joseph Harding stated " to the cheese consumers of London who prefer an adulterated food to that which is pure I have to announce an improvement in the annatto with which they compel the cheesemakers to colour the cheese ".

The early Indo-Aryan presence probably corresponds, in part, to the Ochre Coloured Pottery culture in archaeological contexts.

By January 1837, an alliance of 107 Boers, sixty Rolong, and forty Coloured men, organised as a commando under the leadership of Potgieter and Gert Maritz, attacked Mzilikazi's settlement at Mosega, which suffered heavy losses, and early in 1838 Mzilikazi fled north beyond the Limpopo ( to current day Zimbabwe ), never to return to the Transvaal.

* African Political Organization, a Coloured political organization in early twentieth century South Africa

Its political history is complex and sometimes baffling even to insiders: for instance, the politics of the Coloured communities of the Cape Flats have included Trotskyist activism in earlier years, and mobilization for the United Democratic Front in the 80s ; and then, widespread support for the historically white National Party ( which had presided over apartheid ) in the early post-apartheid elections.

The NSM had come to an end sometime after Colin Jordan was imprisoned in early 1967 for distributing a racist leaflet The Coloured Invasion and following his release Jordan had met John Tyndall in Denis Pirie's house about the possibility of joining the National Front.

In the early eighteenth century it was not uncommon for Basters to own farms in the colony, but with the growth of competition for land and colour prejudice they came under increasing pressure from their white neighbours and were either absorbed into the Coloured servant class or moved to the fringes of settlement where it was still possible to maintain themselves in independence.

During the course of the 18th century, Bermuda's population was boiled down to two demographic groups: White and Coloured.

Image: WoodcutBuddaChina. jpg | Coloured woodcut Buddha, 10th century, China.

Coloured woodblock editions of individual fables were made by Kawanabe Kyosai in the 19th century.

Coloured engraving, Holland, 17th century

Coloured woodcut Buddha, 10th century, China

The population is 80, 205, which can be broken down as follows: 69. 95 % White, 28. 81 % Black, 0. 89 % Coloured and 0. 35 % Asian.

Coloured dye or smudges can affect the perceived colour of a gem.

Coloured smoke trails may be emitted to emphasise the patterns flown and / or the colours of a national flag.

Coloured marker flags were carried, to be shown from the captured trenches to indicate success.

Coloured Maltese could be obtained from the south of France.

Leach left the band in May 1979 to be replaced in October by guitarist Lobby Loyde filling in on bass ( Coloured Balls, Purple Hearts, Wild Cherries ).

Runchey ` s Company of Coloured Men on an equal basis as would be grantd to whites.

A bill could only be introduced when approved by the Minister of Coloured Relations, as well as requiring the approval of the white Cabinet.

The album is thought by some critics to be more of a demo recording, as four tracks were re-recorded by Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls for their debut album Gossip in 1986.

Levitations's live set usually kicked off with an adrenaline-fueled cover of Zag and the Coloured Beads ' " Sweaty Thing ", which in later gigs would be replaced by the band's own breakneck opener " Twice ".

The name Orlam was sometimes applied to persons who could also be known as Baster but was a more general name for Khoi and Coloured persons generally who spoke Dutch and practised a largely European way of life.

Many speakers of a language may in fact be from a different nationality, for example both the Afrikaner and Coloured communities speak Afrikaans ( although many Coloured consider themselves to be Afrikaners ), large sections of the Indian community speak English as their home language ( as do South Africans of British descent ) and groups such as the Thembu and Hlubi speak dialects of Xhosa as their home language.

Coloured halos are an indication of corneal edema, and are a warning that acute glaucoma may be present.

The first Coloured unit to be formed was the Corps Bastaard Hottentoten ( Dutch for " Corps of Bastard Hottentots "), which was organized in 1781 by the Dutch colonial administration of the time.

In 1947 the Cape Corps was reconstituted as a Permanent Force Coloured service corps only to be disbanded in 1948 by the newly-elected National Party, which abolished military service for Coloureds.

The Cape Corps was reformed again in 1963, as a non-combatant Coloured service corps ; it was considered to be the successor to all the previous Coloured and Cape Corps units since 1796.

Coloured with The Who's red, white and blue colours, as seen on their live performance at the Super Bowl XLIV show.

More recently, the area has seen an expansion of African National Congress strength from its base in the black townships and into historically Coloured areas, as well as a particularly strong local growth of left-wing social movements like the Treatment Action Campaign which offer a critique of government policies.

While garrisoning Fort George, at Newark ( present day Niagara-on-the-Lake ), in May 1813 with companies of the Glengarries and Runchey's Company of Coloured Men, the 8th Foot attempted to disrupt an amphibious landing by the Americans.

In 1955, the Congress of the People officially adopted the Freedom Charter, stating the core principles of the South African Congress Alliance, which consisted of the African National Congress and its allies the South African Communist Party ( SACP ), the South African Indian Congress, the South African Congress of Democrats ( COD ) and the Coloured People's Congress.

Together with the Gandhara grave culture and the Ochre Coloured Pottery culture, it is considered by some scholars a nucleus of Vedic civilization.

Coloured copperplate engraving.

* 1947 – Mickey Finn, English singer and musician ( T. Rex, Mickey Finn's T-Rex, and Hapshash and the Coloured Coat ) ( d. 2003 )

The Janet effort resulted in the standardisation known as the Coloured Book protocols, which provided the first complete X. 25 standard.

The principal groups are the Ovambo, Kavango, Herero / Himba, Damara, mixed race ( Coloured and Rehoboth Baster ), White Namibians ( Afrikaner, German, and Portuguese ), Nama, Caprivian ( Lozi ), Bushmen ( San ), and Tswana.

Coloured pencils are sometimes used by teachers or editors to correct submitted texts but are more usually regarded as art supplies, especially those with waxy core binders that tend to smear on paper instead of erasing.

The League of Coloured Peoples was formed to demand a minimum wage, a wage tribunal and free health care for all.

Image: Soybean cyst nematode and egg SEM. jpg | Coloured SEM image of soybean cyst nematode and egg.

He was initially involved with the multiracial National Union of South African Students, but after he became convinced that Black, Indian and Coloured students needed an organization of their own, he helped found the South African Students ' Organisation ( SASO ), whose agenda included political self-reliance and the unification of university students in a " black consciousness.

Uniquely, 16 acres ( 65, 000 m² ) was offered to each Free Coloured or Free Person of Colour ( gens de couleur libre, as they were later known ), and half as much for each slave they brought.

This resulted in Trinidad and Tobago having the unique feature of a large French-speaking Free Coloured slave-owning class.

* September 17 – The D ' Oliveira Affair: The Marylebone Cricket Club tour of South Africa is cancelled when the South Africans refuse to accept the presence of Basil D ' Oliveira, a Cape Coloured, in the side.

The range of accents found amongst English-speaking Coloureds ( from the distinctive " Cape Flats or Coloured English " to the standard " colloquial " South African English accent ) are of special interest.

Black, Indian and Coloured students educated in former Model C schools or at formerly white tertiary institutions will generally adopt a similar accent to their white classmates.

In Zimbabwe, native English speakers ( mainly the white and Coloured minority ) have a similar speech pattern to that of South Africa.

Coloured tape placed under climbing holds is another way that is often used to mark different climbing routes.

Coloured " start " spaces encircle the outer perimeter which correspond to each player's suspect token.

In 1931, the restricting franchise qualifications were removed for white voters, but kept for Black and " Coloured " voters.

The other major party participating in the election, the National Democratic Party ( NDP ), was a spin-off of the League of Coloured Peoples and was largely an Afro-Guyanese middle-class organization, sprinkled with middle-class Portuguese and Indo-Guyanese.