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- In 1963 when it was still legal to discriminate against a person based on their colour, So when a Bristol bus firm refused to employ black or Asian people, Paul began a 60-day boycott of the company.
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Aug 12, 2024 · Paul Stephenson, 87, was the first Black social worker in Bristol - and went on to lead a successful boycott campaign against the city's racist bus company bosses.
- Cally Brooks
Aug 26, 2013 · The impact of the boycott's success was not only felt by those who gained jobs with the Bristol Bus Company. Stephenson believes the Race Relations Acts of 1965 and 1968, which banned ...
As a young social worker, in 1963 Stephenson led a boycott of the Bristol Omnibus Company, protesting against its refusal to employ Black or Asian drivers or conductors. After a 60-day boycott supported by thousands of Bristolians, the company revoked its colour bar in August.
Aug 6, 2022 · In thinking about how to expose Bristol Omnibus’s discriminatory hiring practices on its buses, Stephenson recalled the 1955-1956 Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott and how it effectively imposed economic pressure on the city, bringing racial discrimination to the national spotlight.
Dec 14, 2022 · Paul Stephenson, pictured at the front, lead the Bristol Bus Boycott in 1963. During the spring and summer of 1963, civil rights campaigners in Bristol began a movement which would spark...
This made Paul Stephenson very angry and so with four men from the Caribbean islands he decided to take action. They organised a boycott of the city's buses, supported by students, celebrities and politicians.
