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.
year: 2014, 2017
call number/section: 1000, 950.54, 940.54, 940.5, 920
subjects: african american sailors, history, 20th century, juvenile literature, african americans, port chicago mutiny trial, san francisco, calif., 1944, port chicago mutiny, port chicago, calif., 1944, world war, 1939-1945, participation, african american, united states, navy, history, african americans, 20th century
Editions
Sheinkin, Steve
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.
Schools: 44
Sheinkin, Steve
Roaring Brook Press (2014)
Describes the fifty black sailors who refused to work in unsafe and unfair conditions after an explosion in Port Chicago killed 320 servicemen, and how the incident influenced civil rights.
Schools: 33
Sheinkin, Steve
Square Fish/Roaring Brook Press (2017)
Describes the fifty black sailors who refused to work in unsafe and unfair conditions after an explosion in Port Chicago killed 320 servicemen, and how the incident influenced civil rights.
Schools: 3
Sheinkin, Steve
Presents an account of the 1944 civil rights protest involving hundreds of African-American Navy servicemen who were unjustly charged with mutiny for refusing to work in unsafe conditions after the deadly Port Chicago explosion.
Schools: 2