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The Flame Still Burns: An American Travesty
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THE FLAME STILL BURNS: AN AMERICAN TRAVESTY
MONTGOMERY, Ala.--For years, Jack Crittenden feared people might discover his secret -- that he was one of 50 Black seamen court-martialed for mutiny after refusing to load ammunition in the wake of a deadly 1944 explosion on two Navy transport ships.
When people asked about his military service, he told them he was in the Army. Even his wife didn't know he had really been in the Navy, and it was years before his children knew of his past.
Today, the 74-year-old retired Alabama state employee has reconciled himself to the conviction. He said he ...
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Good news is, America can admit errors
; ...answered. On this date at Port Chicago Naval Magazine near...of those killed were black men. They were assigned...The next day, the black seamen were told to go back...time I heard about the Port Chicago incident, I was an...remaining survivors of the Port ...
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LAND AND MEMORIAL BILLS:ROBERT L. ALLEN, PH.D.
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A silent explosion: new legislation could put a forgotten naval site on the National Park System map.(Trail Mix)(Port Chicago Naval Magazine)
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!THEY CALLED IT MUTINY! THE PORT CHICAGO EXPLOSION
; ...tragic ammunition ship explosion at Port Chicago, California, refused to go back to work...keep up with the demand for ammunition. Port Chicago, California, located 35-mi north of...munitions facilities. Construction at Port Chicago began in 1942. By 1944, expansion and...
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If Port Chicago were still here, it would be 100 years old
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BLAST SURVIVORS STILL SEEKING VINDICATION BLACK SAILORS WERE CONVICTED OF MUTINY IN AFTERMATH OF 1944 PORT CHICAGO EXPLOSION.(News/National/International)
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Ceremony to recall Port Chicago blast
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Milestones
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"The Port Chicago Mutiny"
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