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The Port Chicago 50 : disaster, mutiny, and the fight for civil rights
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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 bun...
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 unsafe and unfair conditions at the docks were addressed. When the dust settled, fifty were charged with mutiny, facing decades in jail and even execution. This is a story of the prejudice that faced black men and women in America's armed forces during World War II, and a nuanced look at those who gave their lives in service of a country where they lacked the most basic rights.
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- Creator
- Steve Sheinkin
- Format
- Books; Sound Recordings
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- First edition
- New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2014
- ©2014
- Physical Details
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- 200 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780804167420, 1596437960, 9780804167444, 9780605795303, 0605795304, 9781596437968, 0804167443, 0804167427
- OCLC
- ocn847599752, ocn841206020
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 186-191) and index.
- First hero -- The policy -- Port Chicago -- Work and liberty -- The lawyer -- Hot cargo -- The explosion -- The inquiry -- Column left -- Prison barge -- The fifty -- Treasure Island -- Prosecution -- Joe Small -- The verdict -- Hard labor -- Small goes to sea -- Epilogue: Civil rights heroes
Subjects
- United States. Navy -- African Americans -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, African American -- Juvenile literature.
- Port Chicago Mutiny, Port Chicago, Calif., 1944 -- Juvenile literature.
- Port Chicago Mutiny Trial, San Francisco, Calif., 1944 -- Juvenile literature.
- African American sailors -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
- African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
- United States. Navy -- African Americans -- History -- 20th century.
Children's Subject Heading
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, African American.
Children's Subject Heading
- Port Chicago Mutiny, Port Chicago, Calif., 1944.
Children's Subject Heading
- Port Chicago Mutiny Trial, San Francisco, Calif., 1944.
Children's Subject Heading
- African American sailors -- History -- 20th century.
Children's Subject Heading
- African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century.
Children's Subject Heading