31 Days Of Black British History Day Seventeen: : The Bristol Bus Boycott - Driving Change

The video explores the Bristol Bus Boycott of 1963, a significant event in Britain's civil rights movement. It highlights the racial discrimination faced by black and Asian people in Bristol, where the Bristol Omnibus Company refused to hire them as drivers or conductors. Inspired by the Montgomery Bus Boycott, leaders like Roy Hackett and Paul Stevenson organized a boycott that lasted four months, gaining national attention and support. The boycott ended on August 28, 1963, leading to the removal of the company's color bar and paving the way for the Race Relations Acts of 1965 and 1968, which outlawed racial discrimination in public places and employment. The event underscores the power of community action in driving social change.

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