After completing a Diploma in Youth and Community Work in Birmingham, he was appointed as a youth worker by Bristol City Council. In 1963, he led the city's bus boycott, rallying thousands to ...
whose father’s ‘I have a dream’ speech was spoken on the same day that the Bristol Bus Boycott defeated the colour bar. That was a battle and an important milestone moment, but we are still in the war ...
The actions of Dr Stephenson, who led the Bristol Bus Boycott in 1963 and undertook a one-man sit in at a Bristol pub that refused to serve him, helped pave the way for the first Race Relations ...
He is a Bristol legend who changed ... Bristol Omnibus Company were running a colour bar without fear of being prosecuted. Paul Stephenson led a boycott of all buses ran by the company and on ...
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But, despite all this, in amongst those that have opened in the city in recent times, there seems to be a growing trend of 'experiential' bars and venues in Bristol. These venues often not only ...
When audiences came to see the play “Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott” last Saturday at the New Hazlett Theater on the North Side, they saw a lot more than a recap of a familiar historical ...
These events include the Elders’ Brunch, where the original founders of St Paul’s Carnival are celebrated. This year’s brunch will likely see a special mention made to festival co-founder and Bristol ...
“What we learned from the Montgomery Bus Boycott is that racist America doesn’t respond to speeches. They respond to dollars,” Bryant said.