Bristol bus boycott organiser Roy Hackett dies aged 93
Tributes are paid to "humble freedom fighter" Mr Hackett, one of the Bristol Bus Boycott organisers.
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Tributes are paid to "humble freedom fighter" Mr Hackett, one of the Bristol Bus Boycott organisers.
Mr Hackett was one of the leaders of the Bristol Bus Boycott in 1963 - the first campaign of its kind aimed at ending discrimination in employment.
The activist who led the groundbreaking 1960s Bristol bus boycott embodied the spirit of radical resilience and hope, says Olivette Otele of Soas University of London
A leader of the Bristol Bus Boycott who changed the course of history
Hackett campaigned for the civil rights of ethnic minorities in the southern city of Bristol during the 1960s.