The Port Chicago 50 : disaster, mutiny, and the fight for civil rights
On July 17, 1944, a massive explosion rocked the segregated Navy base at Port Chicago, California, killing more than 300 sailors who were at the docks, critically injuring off-duty men in their bunks, and shattering windows up to a mile away. On August 9th, 244 men refused to go back to work until u...
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Roaring Brook Press
2013
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