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In 1963, Hackett helped organize a boycott of the government-owned Bristol Omnibus Co. over its refusal to hire Black or Asian drivers and conductors.

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.

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 remembera moment in the civil rights movement, but it's to remember that moment in the continuum of history and struggle against racism. roy hackett was appointed an 0be in 2009, and an mbe in 2020. he was also one of the founders of st paul's carnival, one of the uk's most inclusive events, celebrating...