An astonishing Civil Rights story from Newbery Honor winner and National Book Award finalist Steve Sheinkin.
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On August 9th, 244 men refused to go back to work until unsafe and unfair conditions at the docks were addressed.
On July 17, 1944, a massive explosion rocked the segregated Navy base at Port Chicago, California, killing more than 300 sailors who were at the docks, critically injuring off-duty men in their bunks, and shattering windows up to a mile away.
An astonishing Civil Rights story from Newbery Honor winner and National Book Award finalist Steve Sheinkin