Roy Hackett

Roy Hackett
MBE
Born
Lurel Roy Hackett

(1928-09-19)19 September 1928
St Mary, Jamaica
Died2 August 2022(2022-08-02) (aged 93)
England
Known forCivil rights activism

Lurel Roy Hackett MBE[1] (19 September 1928 – 2 August 2022) was a Jamaican-born activist and long-time civil rights campaigner for the British African-Caribbean community in Bristol, England. He was one of the primary organisers of the Bristol Bus Boycott, which protested against the Bristol Omnibus Company's ban on employing black and Asian drivers and conductors. These events then paved the way for the Race Relations Act of 1965, the first legislation in the UK to address racial discrimination. He was also a co-founder of the Commonwealth Co-ordinated Committee (CCC) which set up the St. Paul's Carnival[2] (originally known as the St Paul’s Festival), a major cultural event in Bristol.

He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2020 Birthday Honours for services to the community in Bristol.[3] He was also a member of the Bristol Race Equality Council and founder of West Indian Parents’ and Friends’ Association (WIPFA).[4]

  1. ^ "Lurel Roy HACKETT", The Gazette, 10 October 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2022
  2. ^ "Civil rights campaigner Roy Hackett dies aged 93". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
  3. ^ "2020 Birthday Honours". The London Gazette.
  4. ^ Editorial Staff (2022-08-03). "Roy Hackett: Civil rights hero and antiracism campaigner dies aged 93". Tribune Times. Retrieved 2022-08-03.