 These early seeds bore fruit when on 1 January 1969, Hyde participated in a protest at a local cinema against the Vietnam War film "The Green Berets", starring John Wayne.The group he was a part of, the Ad Hoc Committee for the Truth About Vietnam, evolved into the United Black Association for Development (UBAD) and the People's Action Committee chaired by Assad Shoman and future Prime Minister Said Musa.Hyde helped formed UBAD in February and took over its presidency in March after initial leader Lionel Clarke faced charges of inappropriate conduct.