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  1. Aug 21, 2022 · So when a Bristol bus firm refused to offer jobs to Black or Asian people, Dr Stephenson helped lead a 60-day boycott of the company. Dr Stephenson acted as the spokesperson for the group and support for the boycott came from all corners of society.

  2. Apr 18, 2021 · Dr Paul Stephenson is a name I first discovered by pure chance whilst completing a couple of weeks of work experience last April. I remember reading a short biography of his life on the Pride of Britain website and feeling, first, in awe but quickly after shocked and a little angered that this was t

  3. After being urged to open a Receiving Home in Canada, and aided by money raised by local people, he opened 1080 Main Street East in Barton Township near Hamilton, Ontario. On the land, there were fruit trees, a house, a cottage and a large wooden building intended for the little immigrants.

  4. Dr Stephenson was a Methodist minister from the North East of England. He was also passionate about social justice. So when he moved to London, he challenged the Methodist Church to take action to help children living on the streets.

  5. May 22, 2021 · His resulting arrest and trial paved the way for the first Race Relations Act in 1965. The Bristol bus boycott and Paul’s own case helped to thrust race into the national limelight and change public opinion about the treatment of black people living in Britain.

  6. In 1964, 51 years after Emily Davison's death, a man called Paul Stephenson walked into the Bay Horse Pub in Bristol. He ordered a drink, but before he could drink it the manager told him to leave. Stephenson refused, and eight police officers came to arrest him.

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  8. Back in 1869, Methodist minister Reverend Dr Thomas Bowman Stephenson found two boys sheltering under the arches of Waterloo Station. He was shocked by what he saw and decided to dedicate his life to helping vulnerable children.

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