The Accra Riots: How Four Dead Soldiers Sparked Independence

In the aftermath of World War II, the Gold Coast was a powder keg simmering under British rule. This episode explores the events of February 28, 1948, when four veterans were killed during a peaceful march in Accra, igniting riots that shattered colonial authority and accelerated Ghana’s path to independence. We examine the role of the United Gold Coast Convention, the arrest of the Big Six, and the shift from elite petitioning to mass mobilization. Through the voices of George Padmore, Nkrumah, and the soldiers themselves, we uncover how grief turned into political revolution, transforming a small coastal territory into the first sub-Saharan African nation to gain independence from European rule. #AccraRiots #GoldCoastIndependence #Nkrumah #BigSix #1948Riots #GhanaHistory #WestAfrica #BritishColonialism #UnitedGoldCoastConvention #GeorgePadmore #SamuelOdoi #KwameNkrumah #CocoaFederation #PostWWIIAfrica #PanAfricanism #FexingoHistory #HistoryPodcast #Decolonization Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo