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The Port Chicago disaster was a deadly munitions explosion of the ship SS E. A. Bryan on July 17, 1944, at the Port Chicago Naval Magazine in Port Chicago, California, United States. Munitions being loaded onto a cargo vessel bound for the Pacific Theater of Operations detonated, killing 320 sailors and civilians and injuring at least 390 others.
- July 17, 1944; 79 years ago( 1944-07-17)
- 320 killed390 injured
Mar 27, 2011 · The Port Chicago Mutiny involved African American enlisted men in the U.S. Navy who refused to return to loading ammunition after a disastrous explosion at Port Chicago, California on July 17, 1944 that destroyed the Liberty ship SS E.A. Bryan .
Feb 1, 2006 · It was the largest mutiny trial in U.S. naval history. First published in 1989, The Port Chicago Mutiny is a thorough and riveting work of civil rights literature, and with a new preface and epilogue by the author emphasize the event’s relevance today.
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- Robert L. Allen
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The Port Chicago mutiny trial, stemming from a tragic explosion in July 1944 at the Port Chicago Naval Magazine in California, represents a pivotal moment in both civil rights and military history.
As we prepare to mark the 76th anniversary of the Port Chicago disaster, this long overlooked event of World War II deserves renewed public attention, and the sailors who still carry the stigma of a mutiny conviction deserve exoneration.
During World War II, Port Chicago was a segregated naval munitions base on the outer shores of San Francisco Bay. Black seamen were required to load ammunition onto ships bound for the South...
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Mar 5, 2016 · On the night of July 17, 1944, an explosion rocked the Bay Area. It razed two anchored ships; killed 320 civilians and servicemen, 202 of them black; and injured more than 400 others. It was the worst home-front disaster of World War II. The tragedy also caused injustice.
