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Paul Stephenson and The Bay Horse pub

I can describe the events that took place at The Bay Horse pub in Bristol in 1964.

New
New
Year 2

Paul Stephenson and The Bay Horse pub

I can describe the events that took place at The Bay Horse pub in Bristol in 1964.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In 1964, 51 years after Emily Davison's death, a man called Paul Stephenson walked into the Bay Horse Pub in Bristol.
  2. He ordered a drink, but before he could drink it the manager told him to leave.
  3. Stephenson refused, and eight police officers came to arrest him.
  4. He was held in a police cell until midnight.
  5. The manager had told Stephenson to leave because he was black.

Common misconception

Some may think that as soon as someone is arrested, they go to prison.

This doesn't happen and is not what happened to Paul Stephenson. He was kept in a holding cell in the police station until midnight.

Keywords

  • Pub - a place where people can buy drinks is called a pub

  • Manager - a manager is the person in charge of a place

  • Police officer - a police officer is a person whose job it is to make sure that people follow the law

  • Arrested - when someone is arrested, they are taken away by the police because they have broken the law

You could research to find similar civil rights campaigns in your local area.
Teacher tip

Content guidance

  • Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Supervision

Adult supervision recommended

Licence

This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).

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6 Questions

Q1.
Women were allowed to vote in the UK in 1918.
Correct answer: True
False
Q2.
The First World War began the year Emily Davison died.
before
Correct answer: after
Q3.
Select the jobs that women in Britain did during the First World War.
soldier
Correct answer: factory worker
Correct answer: mechanic
Correct answer: bus driver
Q4.
The First World War ended in ?
1818
Correct answer: 1918
2018
Q5.
In 1918, women over the age of were allowed to vote in Britain.
Correct answer: 30
21
10
Q6.
During the First World War, the women of Britain proved that they deserved to be able to .
Correct Answer: vote

6 Questions

Q1.
Match the keyword to the correct definition.
Correct Answer:manager ,the person in charge of a place

the person in charge of a place

Correct Answer:police officer,a person whose job it is to make sure that people follow the law

a person whose job it is to make sure that people follow the law

Q2.
Who walked into The Bay Horse pub in 1964?
Emily Davison
Correct answer: Paul Stephenson
Q3.
How many police officers took Paul out of the pub?
2
4
6
Correct answer: 8
Q4.
Paul was sent to prison for being in the pub.
True
Correct answer: False
Q5.
The Bay Horse pub was in ?
Manchester
Correct answer: Bristol
London
Q6.
What happened to Paul after this?
He went to prison.
He became the pub manager.
Correct answer: He was given money for being treated unfairly.

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