Bristol Bus Boycott leader Roy Hackett dies aged 93
Bristol Bus Boycott leader Roy Hackett dies aged 93
He co-led a campaign to overturn a bus company’s ban on employing black and Asian drivers and conductors (Picture: BPM)
Civil rights hero Roy Hackett has died at the age of 93.
Mr Hackett was one of the leaders of the Bristol Bus Boycott, which saw people refuse to use Bristol Omnibus Company after it wouldn’t employ black or Asian workers.
The 1963 campaign was successful and the company backed…
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