{"id":5085,"date":"2026-04-16T06:17:43","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T06:17:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/reel\/how-the-bristol-bus-boycott-changed-uk-civil-rights-witness-history-bbc-world-service\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T06:17:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T06:17:43","slug":"how-the-bristol-bus-boycott-changed-uk-civil-rights-witness-history-bbc-world-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/reel\/how-the-bristol-bus-boycott-changed-uk-civil-rights-witness-history-bbc-world-service\/","title":{"rendered":"How the Bristol bus boycott changed UK civil rights &#8211; Witness History, BBC World Service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rQXwh__d2S4?autoplay=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>In 1963, 18-year-old Guy Bailey wanted to get a job working on buses in Bristol, England. He secured an interview but when he arrived, the Bristol Omnibus Company refused to interview him after discovering he was black. <\/p>\n<p>Click here to subscribe to our channel \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffd https:\/\/bbc.in\/3VyyriM<\/p>\n<p>Guy\u2019s treatment sparked a boycott of Bristol\u2019s buses which led to Britain&#8217;s first anti-discrimination laws. 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