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He was part of the successful Bristol Bus Boycott campaign in the 1960s.

He was part of the successful Bristol Bus Boycott campaign in the 1960s.

He was part of the successful Bristol Bus Boycott campaign in the 1960s.

Political activist fighting for economic change. remember, racism isn'tjust about whether economic change. remember, racism isn't just about whether people call each other bad names, it's about people being locked out of the opportunity to build assets in the future, to escape poverty and have equality in the criminaljustice system. roy was at the front end of all that. we also have to be careful not to just think that roy was about the bus boycott — roy's were continued right up into the modern day, even providing words of support to people like myself and asher coming through, alongside pe...

It wasn't like it is today. it was very hard for us to find a place to live, number one, and it was very hard for a black man to get a job here in bristol. the bus protests saw the company change its policies, and helped to pave the way for the race relations acts of 1965 and 1968. roy hackett�*s name became synonymous with civil rights, and his tireless campaigning throughout his life for racial equality went further than his home city of bristol. to remember him is notjust to remember a moment in the civil rights movement, but it's to remember that moment in the continuum of history and st...