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The Bristol bus boycott
Sixty years ago, there was a boycott of local bus services in the English city of Bristol. The bus company had specified that it did not want to employ black bus drivers. The boycott ended on 28 August 1963 and the campa...
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The Bristol bus boycott is an episode from Witness: Witness Black History by BBC. Sixty years ago, there was a boycott of local bus services in the English city of Bristol. The bus company had specified that it did not want to employ black...
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Published Aug 28, 2023, 9:58 long, audio available.
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