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May 22, 2021 · Paul Stephenson - The Civil rights pioneer. He had been born to a British mother and West African father in Rochford, Essex in 1937 and was determined to confront the racism he’d encountered both growing up in east London, and since arriving in Bristol as a community development officer in 1962.
Paul Stephenson OBE (born 6 May 1937) is a community worker, activist and long-time campaigner for civil rights for the British African-Caribbean community in Bristol, England. As a young social worker, in 1963 Stephenson led a boycott of the Bristol Omnibus Company, protesting against its refusal to employ
Aug 21, 2022 · Born to a British mother and West African father in Rochford in 1937, Dr Stephenson has established himself in history as a pioneer for racial equality across the UK. Aged just three, he was evacuated to a care home in Great Dunmow, where he stayed for seven years.
Nov 7, 2017 · The legendary Bristol civil rights campaigner Dr Paul Stephenson has been given a Pride of Britain award for paving the way for Britain’s first race laws.
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Dec 14, 2022 · They were Roy Hackett, Owen Henry, Audley Evans and Prince Brown - and they soon joined forces with Bristol’s first black youth officer Paul Stephenson who became their spokesman.
Oct 1, 2020 · Stephenson also met his wife, Joyce, in movement work, when in 1965 he knocked on her door to ask her to sign a petition on housing in Bristol that he was sending to the House of Commons. They met in May, were married in October and went on to have two children, Paul and Funmilayo.
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Nov 7, 2017 · Paul Stephenson, the youth worker who came to Bristol and led the boycott, is set to be given a Lifetime Achievement award at this year’s Pride of Britain Awards, organised by the Mirror.
