Bristol Bus Boycotts: History and Impact
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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?

  • 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?

  • 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?

    <p>Refusing to leave a pub that wouldn't serve black people</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the estimated number of people of Caribbean origin in Bristol in the early 1960s?

    <p>3,000</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Despite labor shortages, why were black prospective employees refused work as bus crews by the Bristol Omnibus Company?

    <p>Due to their refusal to employ black or asian bus crews</p> Signup and view all the answers

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