The Port Chicago 50
Title: The Port Chicago 50Subtitle: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil RightsAuthor: Steve SheinkinPublisher: Random HouseISBN: 9781467666503SKU: 19940Release Date: 02/02/14Genre: Young AdultGrade Level: 7th...
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Title: The Port Chicago 50
Subtitle: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights
Author: Steve Sheinkin
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 9781467666503
SKU: 19940
Release Date: 02/02/14
Genre: Young Adult
Grade Level: 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
Non-fiction
Description : 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.
Subtitle: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights
Author: Steve Sheinkin
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 9781467666503
SKU: 19940
Release Date: 02/02/14
Genre: Young Adult
Grade Level: 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
Non-fiction
Description : 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.
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