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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?

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

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?

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

Bristol Bus Boycotts: History and Impact

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Questions and Answers

What was the main reason for the boycott of the Bristol Omnibus Company in 1963?

How did Paul Stevenson, spokesperson for the West Indian Development Council, draw inspiration for the boycott?

What impact did the boycott have on the Bristol Omnibus Company?

What action by Paul Stevenson paved the way for the first race relations act in 1965?

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

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

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