1955 - Boycotters Clash with Police - The meeting decided

1955 - Boycotters Clash with Police - The meeting decided to physically enforce the bus boycott - but the police had other ideas. After nearly three months the incident-packed boycott of non-African shops led by the Uganda National Movement ( UNM) reached a climax in a cash with baton-wielding police. After a meeting under Kampala's'Tree of Liberty addressed by the movement's fiery leaders, suppoters rushed to a nearby bus depot to put the bus boycott in to force by pulling passengers out of their seats. At first sign of violence, police with batons and 200 reserves moved onto the scene. The boycotters took to their heels as tear gas was kept ready. The government responded with threats of strong action and has banned all meetings of over 250 people. (Photograph by Drum Photographer BAHA)

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