The 1948 Accra Riots: A Boycott That Sparked Independence

In February 1948, a peaceful boycott of European goods by Gold Coast ex-servicemen turned deadly when police opened fire on a march in Accra. This episode focuses on the specific chain of events: the ex-servicemen's grievances after World War II, their march on Christianborg Castle to present a petition, the shooting that killed three veterans, and the subsequent riots that spread across the colony. We examine the role of Nii Kwabena Bonnie Adjetey, Sergeant Patrick Attipoe, and Corporal Odartey Lamptey—the three men killed—and how their deaths galvanized the independence movement. The British Watson Commission investigation and its findings are discussed, as is the arrest of the Big Six. This is a turning point that set Ghana on the path to freedom, and we dig into the street-level details of that fateful day. #AccraRiots #GoldCoast #ExServicemen #NiiKwabenaBonnieAdjetey #PatrickAttipoe #OdarteyLamptey #ChristianborgCastle #OsuCastle #WatsonCommission #BigSix #KwameNkrumah #JBDanquah #Independence #ColonialHistory #GhanaHistory #WestAfrica #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo