The 1948 Crossroads Shooting That Changed Ghana

On February 28, 1948, a peaceful protest by unarmed ex-servicemen at the Christianborg crossroads in Accra turned deadly when British police opened fire, killing three veterans: Sergeant Adjetey, Corporal Attipoe, and Private Odartey Lamptey. The shootings sparked the Accra riots, a wave of looting and destruction that swept the city. In response, the British arrested the Big Six, including Kwame Nkrumah, a move that backfired by galvanizing the independence movement. This episode explores the events of that day, the colonial tensions over pensions and economic hardship, and how the bloodshed at the crossroads became a rallying point that propelled Ghana toward self-rule in 1957. We discuss the role of the Ex-Servicemen's Union, the Watson Commission's investigation, and the lasting legacy of the three fallen veterans. #SergeantAdjetey #CorporalAttipoe #PrivateOdarteyLamptey #ChristianborgCrossroads #AccraRiots1948 #GoldCoast #GhanaIndependence #BritishColonialism #ExServicemen #BigSix #KwameNkrumah #OsuCastle #WatsonCommission #PanAfricanism #Accra #February28 #FexingoHistory #History #GhanaHistory #AshantiEmpire Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo