Then, disaster struck. Two explosions in July 1944 ... Fifty men stood their ground and became known as the Port Chicago 50. They were charged and convicted of mutiny in a mass summary court ...
It was the worst home-front disaster of World War II. When Sheppard and other Black sailors were ordered to resume the same dangerous work, they refused. The Port Chicago 50 were convicted of ...
On July 17, 1944, a massive explosion occurred at the ammunition depot of Port Chicago, Ca. It was the worst home front disaster in World War II. Over 10,000 tons of explosives detonated ...
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Black sailors exonerated for mutiny not alive to see justice prevailThen, disaster struck. Two explosions in July 1944 ... Fifty men stood their ground and became known as the Port Chicago 50. They were charged and convicted of mutiny in a mass summary court ...
announced on July 17 the full exoneration of the remaining 256 defendants convicted in the aftermath of the 1944 Port Chicago explosion. This declaration marks the end of a dark chapter in U.S ...
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