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A refusal by the Bristol Omnibus Company and the Transport and General Workers' Union to permit the employment of black bus crews led to a bus boycott in Bristol, England.
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Bristol Omnibus Company
British bus operator (1887–1987)
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Transport and General Workers' Union
British and Irish trade union (1922–2007)
The Transport and General Workers' Union was one of the largest general trade unions in the United Kingdom and Ireland—where it was known as the Amalgamated Transport and General Workers' Union (ATGWU)—with 900,000 members.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Bristol Bus Boycott
1963 protest against racial discrimination on public buses in Bristol, UK
The Bristol Bus Boycott of 1963 arose from the refusal of the Bristol Omnibus Company to employ Black or Asian bus crews in the city of Bristol, England. In line with many other British cities at the time, there was widespread racial discrimination in housing and employment…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Bristol
City and county in England
Bristol is a cathedral city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, the most populous city in the region. Built around the River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south. The county is…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)