The Port Chicago 50 : disaster, mutiny, and the fight for civil rights
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Sheinkin, Steve.
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New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2014.
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African American sailors -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Port Chicago Mutiny Trial, San Francisco, Calif., 1944 -- Juvenile literature.
Port Chicago Mutiny, Port Chicago, Calif., 1944 -- Juvenile literature.
United States. -- Navy -- African Americans -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, African American -- Juvenile literature.

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Published
New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2014.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
200 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 6.7, 6 Points

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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 186-191) and index.
Description
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.