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UPDATE: Sailors Exonerated in the 1944 Port Chicago Explosion that Killed 320 Sailors
UPDATE July 17, 2024 Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro announced the full exoneration of the 258 African American sailors who were court-martialed for refusing to return to work following the July 17, 1944, Port Chicago explosions near Concord. The explosions killed 320 people, injured 400 more, and were felt as far away as Nevada. As […]