BBCNEWS BBC News June 4, 2024 08:46:00
Has died at the age of 93. mr hackett was one of the organisers of the 1963 bristol bus boycott, the campaign that overturned a ban by bristol 0mnibus company on employing black and asian drivers and conductors. back then, it was entirely legal for companies to discriminate against someone because of the colour of their skin. protests paved the way for the race relations act. heres a clip of roy hackett reflecting on what he did, during an interview with the bbc in 2013. isaid to i said to my da...
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