Soventy-cight Nigerian seamen, part of the crew of the Appa, a veers! of Elder Denster Lines, recently refused to rejoin the ship after the Company had rejected their protests at alleged discrimination against then by white officers. :
The Africars complained that they were allowed to purchase only inferior brands of cigarettes from the ship's stores, and that they were compelled te do menial work to satisfy the conforte of senior imitish officers. Attenpta were ollegedly mde at Freetown-and lages to bring srininal charges ageinet rebellicus tenbere of the crew with the cbject of removing “troublenskers".
Where British members of the crew were Zed on bacon and eggs ateak and chicken, the Africans were given black pudding, oxshed potatoes and park belly. leer for the whole orew wes diluted; when the European mecbers of a the orew complained, their bear was. served "pure', but the beer served to African members of the crew continued to be wotersd downs
The 78 members of the corey of thea Apapa took strike-sction whan tha ship arrived in deck at Liverpocl, and were joined by 20 seamen frcm the Kelers, 19 from the Zini, 17 tom the Shebro, ten from the Bektonei and nine Zron tha Sulim, who cane out in syopathy.
The Nigerians hove been diemiaged by the ceupany and have been fiovn back to Veet Afriog.