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What was the main reason for the boycott of the Bristol Omnibus Company in 1963?
What was the main reason for the boycott of the Bristol Omnibus Company in 1963?
- Unfair pricing of bus tickets
- Refusal to employ black or asian bus crews (correct)
- Poor maintenance of buses
- Lack of available bus routes
How did Paul Stevenson, spokesperson for the West Indian Development Council, draw inspiration for the boycott?
How did Paul Stevenson, spokesperson for the West Indian Development Council, draw inspiration for the boycott?
- From Nelson Mandela's anti-apartheid struggle
- From Martin Luther King Jr.'s civil rights movement
- From Rosa Parks and the Montgomery bus boycotts (correct)
- From Mahatma Gandhi's peaceful protests
What impact did the boycott have on the Bristol Omnibus Company?
What impact did the boycott have on the Bristol Omnibus Company?
- They expanded their operations to more areas
- They increased the fares for bus tickets
- They agreed to end the color bar within six months (correct)
- They hired more white bus crews
What action by Paul Stevenson paved the way for the first race relations act in 1965?
What action by Paul Stevenson paved the way for the first race relations act in 1965?
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What was the estimated number of people of Caribbean origin in Bristol in the early 1960s?
What was the estimated number of people of Caribbean origin in Bristol in the early 1960s?
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Despite labor shortages, why were black prospective employees refused work as bus crews by the Bristol Omnibus Company?
Despite labor shortages, why were black prospective employees refused work as bus crews by the Bristol Omnibus Company?
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