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The Port Chicago 50 : disaster, mutiny, and the fight for civil rights /
The Port Chicago 50 : disaster, mutiny, and the fight for civil rights /
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In July 1944 an explosion at a California navy base killed hundreds of sailors loading munitions. Fifty black seamen, refusing to resume work in unsafe conditions, were charged with mutiny, facing decades in jail and even execution.
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Title
The Port Chicago 50 : disaster, mutiny, and the fight for civil rights /
Call No
940.54 5308996073079463
Edition
First edition.
Authors
Sheinkin, Steve
Subjects
United States. Navy--African Americans--History--20th century sears.
World War, 1939-1945--African Americans
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
Language
eng
Published
New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2014.
Publication Desc
200 pages : illustrations ;
ISBN
9781596437968 (hardcover : alk. paper) :
LCCN
2013013452
Target Audience
Unknown or not specified
Dimensions
24 cm.
Awards Note
A Junior Library Guild selection
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