The Port Chicago 50 : Disaster, Mutiny, And The Fight For Civil Rights

by Steve Sheinkin

Synopsis

An astonishing civil rights story from Newbery Honor winner and National Book Award finalist 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 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 fascinating 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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Book Information

Copyright year 2014
ISBN-13 9781596437968
ISBN-10 1596437960
Class Copyright
Publisher Roaring Brook Press
Subject Juvenile Nonfiction
File Size 204 MB
Number of Pages 208
Length of Recording 4
Shelf No. KV469
Grade Range 5 - 9
Ages 10 - 14
Lexile 950L