Civil rights campaigner Roy Hackett dies aged 93
He was part of the successful Bristol Bus Boycott campaign in the 1960s.
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He was part of the successful Bristol Bus Boycott campaign in the 1960s.
Ina in a couple minutes, i'll be speaking to someone who knew roy hackett well, but first, joe black looks back at his life. 1963, and this campaign was known as the bristol bus boycott. back then, it was legal for companies to discriminate against somebody because of the colour of their skin. the point is that whilst we can obtain white labour in this - city, we intend to go - on in engaging white labour. this protest sought to overturn a ban by bristol 0mnibus company on employing black and asian drivers and conductors. one of the driving forces was jamaican—born roy hackett. there were pl...
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