Port Chicago – The Work Stoppage
Monday, July 15, 2019 by Sarah Sundin
In the worst Home Front disaster of World War II, an explosion at the Naval Magazine in Port Chicago, California on July 17, 1944 killed 320 men, of whom 202 were black. The tragedy was followed by a work stoppage and a controversial mutiny trial. This sent ripples of change through the segregated armed forces. These events were included in my novel Blue Skies Tomorrow. This is the third in a five-part series on the... Read Article