In 1962, Ena Hackett arrived at the Bristol Omnibus Company to apply for a conductor role, hoping to support her brother's move from Jamaica, but was denied due to a color bar policy.
Ena recalled an unsettling moment while waiting for her interview; after an admin staff member went into a back room, she was abruptly informed that the position had already been filled.
After a similar experience faced by another black candidate, Guy Bailey, Ena and other activists organized a bus boycott, successfully prompting the Bristol Omnibus Company to end its discriminatory hiring practices.
Emma Thompson highlighted the narrative overshadowing her grandmother's significant role in the boycott, lamenting that historical accounts tend to focus mainly on Guy Bailey, neglecting Ena's contributions.
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