Roy Hackett, one of the organisers of the Bristol bus boycott, has died at the age of 93. Mr Hackett helped lead the successful campaign to overturn a ban by Bristol Omnibus Company on employing Black and Asian drivers and conductors.
Mr Hackett, who has died aged 93, helped tackle not just racism in one company but started a journey that saw the implementation of the Race Relations Acts of the 1960s.
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