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02198aam a2200313 a 4500 001 549AFD20665611E9B613715097128E48 003 SILO 005 20190424010023 008 160524s2013 j 000 0 eng u 020 $a 1596439831 020 $a 9781596439832 (ebook)\9781596437968 040 $a AEA $d SILO 100 1 $a Sheinkin, Steve. 245 14 $a The Port Chicago 50 : $b disaster, mutiny, and the fight for civil rights $c Steve Sheinkin. 264 1 $a New York $b Roaring Brook Press $c 2013. 300 $a 200 pages ; $c 24 cm 500 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a An astonishing civil rights story from Newbery Honor winner and National Book Award finalist Steve Sheinkin. On July 17, 1944, a massive explosion rocked the segregated Navy base at Port Chicago, California, killing more than 300 sailors who were at the docks, critically injuring off-duty men in their bunks, and shattering windows up to a mile away. On August 9th, 244 men refused to go back to work until unsafe and unfair conditions at the docks were addressed. When the dust settled, fifty were charged with mutiny, facing decades in jail and even execution. This is a fascinating story of the prejudice that faced black men and women in America's armed forces during World War II, and a nuanced look at those who gave their lives in service of a country where they lacked the most basic rights 521 $a 950 $b Lexile 526 $a Accelerated Reader $b UG $c 6.7 $d 6.0 $z 163116. 650 $a African American sailors $x Juvenile literature. $x 20th century $x Juvenile literature. 650 $a African Americans $x Juvenile literature. $x History $x 20th century $x Juvenile literature. 650 $a Port Chicago Mutiny Trial, San Francisco, Calif., 1944 $x Juvenile literature. 650 $a Port Chicago Mutiny, Port Chicago, Calif., 1944 $x Juvenile literature. 650 $a United States. Navy $x Juvenile literature. $x History $x 20th century $x Juvenile literature. 650 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Juvenile literature. $x Juvenile literature. 941 $a 1 952 $l JDPC145 $d 20190424012426.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=549AFD20665611E9B613715097128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search