When boycotts against blacklists worked:
"For these five games our three players: Woodley, Leiba and Nancoo, had been looking on bitterly from the substitutes bench, and although a fight had been going on the Ministry of Education stood firm on their resolution not to let the boys play although they were re-admitted to classes. The players of the team, then took the situation into their hands and an ultimatum to the Sports Master, Mr. Khan, demanding that their team mates be allowed to play or there was going to be a boycott of the game against San Fernando Tech. by the entire team. It was decided that they should play after some wrangling and it was a shocked and pleasantly surprised crowd which saw the dramatic, unexpected appearance of the "defiant ones", as they were dubbed by the press."