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Black sailors exonerated on 80th anniversary of Port Chicago explosion that killed 320 men

On the 80th anniversary of the Port Chicago disaster, the U.S. Navy on Wednesday exonerated the 50 African American sailors convicted of mutiny after they refused to load explosives onto ships following explosions that killed 320 men. The Navy also exonerated the 208 men who initially refused, then went back to work loading explosives, but […]

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