U.S. Navy exonerates Black sailors on 80th anniversary of Port Chicago explosion
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on July 17, 2024
Sailors load munitions at the Port Chicago Naval Magazine in 1943-1944 at Port Chicago, Calif. On Wednesday, which was the 80th anniversary of an explosion that killed 320 people, the U.S. Navy exonerated 256 Black sailors who were "unjustly tried and convicted of mutiny." Photo courtesy of U.S. Navy/National Park Service
Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced Wednesday the exoneration of 256 Black sailors who were unjustly punished following the deadly explosion at California's Port Chicago on July 17, 1944. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI
July 17 (UPI) -- The . . .
