The Navy exonerates 256 Black sailors unjustly punished over 1944 WWII port explosionThe U.S. Navy exonerated 256 Black sailors who faced injustice post-1944 explosion at Port Chicago.
World War II's Port Chicago disaster and its role in civil rights to be memorializedTragedy struck at Port Chicago Naval Magazine during WWII, leading to the deadliest military disaster on U.S. soil; events are being held to commemorate the 80th anniversary.