The Port Chicago 50

The Port Chicago 50
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Publisher : Macmillan
Total Pages : 209
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ISBN-10 : 9781596437968
ISBN-13 : 1596437960
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Book Synopsis The Port Chicago 50 by : Steve Sheinkin

Download or read book The Port Chicago 50 written by Steve Sheinkin and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2014-01-21 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the fifty black sailors who refused to work in unsafe and unfair conditions after an explosion in Port Chicago killed 320 servicemen, and how the incident influenced civil rights.


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