Port Chicago Mutiny
| Author | : Robert L. Allen |
| Publisher | : HarperPB |
| Total Pages | : 244 |
| Release | : 1993-07-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 1567430104 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9781567430103 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (04 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Port Chicago Mutiny by : Robert L. Allen
Download or read book Port Chicago Mutiny written by Robert L. Allen and published by HarperPB. This book was released on 1993-07-01 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History of the disastrous explosion at a World War II Navy dock north of Oakland, California that killed hundreds of people, many of them African-American dock workers. Later when the workers mutinied against unsafe working conditions, the "Port Chicago 50" were sentenced at a courts-martial trial to prison. After public outcry, almost all the sentences were reduced.
