Port Chicago MutinyInvestigative journalist Robert Allen offers a gripping expose of the worst U.S. domestic disaster of World War II, and of a shocking injustice--the largest mass mutiny trial in U.S. Naval history. On July 26, 1944, at Port Chicago, California, an explosion killed 320 men, 202 of whom were black. More than 200 untrained men then refused to unload any more ammunition, leading to court-martial. 16 pages of photos. |
Contents
CHAPTER 1 A Day at Port Chicago | 1 |
CHAPTER 2 The DayJuly 17 1944 | 21 |
CHAPTER 3 Black Men and the U S Navy | 28 |
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