Category: People
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Norman Samuels
Bristol’s first Black bus driver speaks to Mary Ingoldby in 2012 about his own view on the boycott and protest at the time. He shares experiences from his time working on the buses as one of the first black crew at the bus company; as well as the challenges for the new arrivals to Bristol,…
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Karl Ritchie Collection on site
Thanks to support from Bristol Ideas, Karl Ritichie’s photography was exhibited at Bristol Beacon, with some of the collection also made available here, as it relates to the Bristol Bus Boycott generations.
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Black Englishman – Learning Materials
Learning Materials for Schools, linked to Curriculum Some learning materials developed for Schools, by Lilleith Morrison. Designed for use by teachers across ages, key stages and subjects. Publised by Tangent Books to accompany Memoirs of a Black Englishman by Paul Stephenson OBE and Lilleith Morrison. Produced by Lilleith Morrison(Recommended for History/Law/PSHE/Citizenship/Drama/English and Communication Skills)
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Karl Ritchie Collection at BRO
ON THIS LINK —> https://archives.bristol.gov.uk/records/43496 Bristol Record Office holding of Photographs from Karl Ritchie. Karl Ritchie (centre) in 1980s, with Paul Stephenson (left) and friend.
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Roy Hackett – interview with Testimony Films
Hope and Glory – Roy Hackett and Testimony The team at Testimony interview Roy for their Hope and Glory series. All rights remain with Testimony Films , who kindly supplies this footage for community research purposes.
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Roy Hackett passes to the Ancestors at 93,
Roy’s ascension to the Ancestors marks a huge loss for his loving family and admiring community. It will be a big loss also for our city – since he was, as many commentators have said – ‘a Legend’. He was a real Bristolian – which means a rebellious spirit and standing up for what you…
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Roy Hackett
AUDIO: Madge Dresser and Julie Tang interview Roy Hackett in November 1985. (3 minutes only) Below is a transcript to a longer interview. Roy Hackett – interview with Testimony Films The team at Testimony interview Roy for their Hope and Glory series. All rights remain with Testimony Films , who kindly supplied this footage for…
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Paul Stephenson at Wesley Chapel, Bristol BHM 2005
Paul speaks of the Bristol bus boycott as my fight. At this event, he speaks about the history of Black History Month, the connection to Bristol and translatlantic slavery; his English-born black family going back 200 years; his public fights in the 1960s and the needs for education, especially for black children. The talk at…
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Madge Dresser Archive
Dr Madge DresserBA (California), MSc (LSE), MSc (Bristol), PgDip, Radio, Film and Television (Bristol), DPhil (UWE), FRHistS. Dr Madge Dresser was a Reader in History at the University of The West of England. She is also an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Bristol. Her work is concerned with questions of national identity,…
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Black Bristolians
The Bristol Bus boycott of 1963 was a key moment in the story of Black and African-Caribbean people in Bristol. Here is a small collection of interviews with some ‘Black Bristolians – People who made a difference’ – in the city. The ‘DVD’ includes interviews with Paul Stephenson and Guy Reid-Bailey, speaking to children at…