6 Questions
What was the main reason for the boycott of the Bristol Omnibus Company in 1963?
Refusal to employ black or asian bus crews
How did Paul Stevenson, spokesperson for the West Indian Development Council, draw inspiration for the boycott?
From Rosa Parks and the Montgomery bus boycotts
What impact did the boycott have on the Bristol Omnibus Company?
They agreed to end the color bar within six months
What action by Paul Stevenson paved the way for the first race relations act in 1965?
Refusing to leave a pub that wouldn't serve black people
What was the estimated number of people of Caribbean origin in Bristol in the early 1960s?
3,000
Despite labor shortages, why were black prospective employees refused work as bus crews by the Bristol Omnibus Company?
Due to their refusal to employ black or asian bus crews
Explore the historical significance and impact of the Bristol bus boycotts in 1963, which arose due to the refusal to employ black or asian bus crews. Learn about the social discrimination faced by people of Caribbean origin in Bristol during the early 1960s, and the consequential actions taken against it.
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