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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rod Minchin

Civil rights campaigner Roy Hackett dies aged 93

UK civil rights hero Roy Hackett, who was hailed as a “pioneer” for his anti-racism campaigning, has died at the age of 93.

Mr Hackett was one of the leaders of the Bristol Bus Boycott, a successful movement to overturn a ban by Bristol Omnibus Company on employing Black and Asian drivers and conductors.

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