To celebrate this, National Express are partnering with the Bristol Omnibus Vehicle Collection, for a heritage Bristol Greyhound coach, one that was preserved by Mike Walker, to be joined by a Caetano ...
The EU Commission’s plans for an omnibus regulation sound promising for European manufacturers. A two-step approach, including a two-year pause, could quickly cut red tape and provide enough ...
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A year later, he played a leading role in the Bristol Bus Boycott, which forced the Bristol Omnibus Company to end its racist hiring practices. His 1964 protest against racial discrimination in ...
In 1963, he led the city's bus boycott, rallying thousands to stand against the Bristol Omnibus Company's refusal to hire Black or Asian drivers. The boycott's victory helped pave the way for the ...
In 1963, Dr Stephenson led the bus boycott alongside Guy Bailey OBE and Roy Hacket MBE after the Bristol Omnibus Company refused to hire Guy Reid-Bailey from Jamaica. A 60-day boycott ensued and ...
The picture above is from a BBC interview with Dr Stephenson just after the campaign's victory, in which he said he was "very pleased indeed" that the Bristol Omnibus Company had dropped its ...
The boycott of the Bristol Omnibus Company he organised overturned a ban on people from ethnic minorities working on buses in the city, while his pub sit-in also gained nationwide attention.
Who is Dr Paul Stephenson OBE? He is a Bristol legend who changed the course of history in the UK. At the time it was still legal to discriminate against someone because of their colour of their ...
In 1963, Stephenson played an essential role in the Bristol Bus Boycott, which culminated in the Bristol Omnibus Company finally hiring their first driver of colour after a four-month protest. The ...