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The Port Chicago 50 mutinied after a massive explosion ripped through the naval munitions base in 1944. Officers primarily used African-American servicemen to do the dangerous job of restocking ships with ordnance. They had no training in how to safely handle the explosives. A major disaster took the lives of 320 people, mostly Black servicemen. The men were ordered back to work after the cleanup, but hundreds refused. Ultimately, 50 held out and received harsh punishments. They were sentenced t
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Port Chicago: 80 Years to Clear Their Names" On July 17, 1944, the worst home front disaster of World War II occurred at Port Chicago Naval Magazine in California. A massive explosion killed 320 sailors and civilians instantly, with African American sailors comprising nearly 75% of the dead. The blast, equal to 5,000 tons of TNT, was heard in Nevada and caused damage 40 miles away in San Francisco. These sailors had been loading munitions without proper training under conditions so dangerous tha
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