Based on the book Memoirs of a Black Englishman, the life story of Paul Stephenson OBE, these learning materials are suitable for Key Stage 2, 3 and 4.The PDF is free to download.

The learning materials were compiled by Lilleith Morrison, author of the book, and tell the story of Paul’s life and focus in particular on the Bristol Bus Boycott of 1963, led by Paul and others.

The Bus Boycott is one of the outstanding examples of successful Black protest in Britain. It led directly to the anti-racist legislation in the first Race Relations Act of 1965 which was introduced by Harold Wilson’s Labour Government.

Full list of contents

03 Learning Objectives and Learning Outcomes

05 Key words and phrases

06 Summary of Memoirs of a Black Englishman (Teacher’s copy)

11 Summary of Memoirs of a Black Englishman (Key Stage 3 & 4 copy)

14 Summary of Memoirs of a Black Englishman (Key stage 2 copy)

16 Comprehension questions (Key Stage 3 & 4)

17 Comprehension questions (Key Stage 2)

18 Discussion questions (Key Stage 3 & 4)

19 Discussion questions (Key Stage 2)

20 Glossary exercise (Key Stage 2, 3)

22 Bristol Bus Boycott – sequence of events

24 Extract about meeting Muhammad Ali from Memoirs of a Black Englishman

25 Newspaper articles

33 Suggested activities

35 Lesson Plans

51 Further Learning