pic6917. Davis Cup tennis protest, Bristol, July 1969

pic6917. Davis Cup tennis protest, Bristol, July 1969

Protesters from the National League of Young Liberals and Young Communist League stopped play in the Britain v South Africa Davis Cup Inter-Zone semi-finals on 17 July 1969. The demonstrators ran onto the court with banners and leaflets and then sat down, delaying the game for several hours. Eventually they were carried off by police.

Category: Sport
Copyright: UPI
Holding Institution: Institute of International Social History, Amsterdam
Date/Year: 1969