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In 1944, during World War Two, 320 men, 2/3 of them African-Americans, were killed when a pair of ammunition ships exploded at the Port Chicago Naval Magazine in California. #Explosion1944PortChicagoCA

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#2 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 08/09/2022 #6

In 1944, 258 African-American sailors based at Port Chicago, CA, refused to load a munitions ship following a cargo vessel explosion that killed 320 men, many of them black. (fifty of the sailors were convicted of mutiny, fined and imprisoned.) #Explosion1944PortChicagoCA

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