Paul Stephenson and The Bay Horse pub
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can describe the events that took place at The Bay Horse pub in Bristol in 1964.
Key learning points
- In 1964, 51 years after Emily Davison's death, a man called Paul Stephenson walked into the Bay Horse Pub in Bristol.
- He ordered a drink, but before he could drink it the manager told him to leave.
- Stephenson refused, and eight police officers came to arrest him.
- He was held in a police cell until midnight.
- The manager had told Stephenson to leave because he was black.
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
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.
Teacher tip
You could research to find similar civil rights campaigns in your local area.
Content guidance
Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Women were allowed to vote in the UK in 1918.
Q2.The First World War began the year Emily Davison died.
Q3.Select the jobs that women in Britain did during the First World War.
Q4.The First World War ended in ?
Q5.In 1918, women over the age of were allowed to vote in Britain.
Q6.During the First World War, the women of Britain proved that they deserved to be able to .
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the keyword to the correct definition.
Q2.Who walked into The Bay Horse pub in 1964?
Q3.How many police officers took Paul out of the pub?
Q4.Paul was sent to prison for being in the pub.
Q5.The Bay Horse pub was in ?
Q6.What happened to Paul after this?
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