The Port Chicago 50 : disaster, mutiny, and the fight for civil rights /

The Port Chicago 50 : disaster, mutiny, and the fight for civil rights / Steve Sheinkin.

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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Main Author: Sheinkin, Steve (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2014.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Texas Lone Star Reading List, 2015-2016.
Subjects:
United States. > Navy > African Americans > History > 20th century > Juvenile literature.
United States. > Navy > African Americans > History > 20th century.
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.
World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, African American.
Port Chicago Mutiny, Port Chicago, Calif., 1944.
Port Chicago Mutiny Trial, San Francisco, Calif., 1944.
African American sailors > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century.

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Call Number: 940.545308996073079463 .S543 2014
Status: Available

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