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Jackson Advocate
Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi
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In Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia, 20,000 Africans marched protesting the arrest of three National Democratic Party leaders, joined by a strike of 50,000 workers. Police used tear gas to disperse them and called in 500 reserves to seal off townships.
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SALISBURY. Southern Rhodesia, July 20.-Twenty-thousand angry Africans marched on the center of Salisbury today. Police riot squads dispersed them, using tear gas against some.
Anti - Government demonstrations, which included a strike of half of Salisbury's 100,000 African workers, were touched off by
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the arrest yesterday of three top leaders of the National Democratic party, which was formed early this year to replace the banned African National Congress.
The marchers were headed for the office of Sir Edgar Whitehead, Prime Minister of Southern Rhodesia, a self-governing British colony, when they were stopped by the police.
It was the second time in 24 hours that Africans had tried to march into the city. The police also blocked 4,000 who were on their way early this morning to demonstrate outside the residence of Sir Edgar.
500 Reserves Called
More than 500 civilian members of the police reserves were called to duty to help seal off Salisbury's two principal African townships.
This capital city of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland has a population of more than 200,000 Africans and 80,000 whites.
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Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia
Event Date
July 20
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police dispersed marchers using tear gas; 500 police reserves called to seal off african townships; second march of 4,000 blocked.
Event Details
Twenty-thousand angry Africans marched on Salisbury center protesting arrest of three top National Democratic Party leaders. Demonstrations included strike of half of Salisbury's 100,000 African workers. Marchers headed to Prime Minister's office but stopped by police. Earlier, 4,000 blocked from demonstrating at his residence.