The Port Chicago 50

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Author	: Steve Sheinkin
Publisher	: Macmillan
Total Pages	: 209
Release	: 2014-01-21
ISBN-10	: 9781596437968
ISBN-13	: 1596437960
Rating	: 4/5 (68 Downloads)

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Book Synopsis The Port Chicago 50 by : Steve Sheinkin

Book excerpt: 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.

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