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Navy exonerates 256 Black sailors unjustly punished in 1944 after deadly Bay Area port explosion
256 Black sailors exonerated by the U.S. Navy for unjust punishments following 1944 explosion.
Racist double standards existed among segregated ranks during WWII.
Surviving Black sailors faced unjust punishments for refusing unsafe work conditions. [ more ]