The U.S. Navy has exonerated 256 Black sailors who refused to go back to work after an explosion that killed hundreds of people in 1944, the military service announced Wednesday. The blast that ...

Civil rights leaders and families of World War II veterans celebrated the long-awaited exonerations of 256 Black sailors who were wrongfully convicted after the 1944 Port Chicago explosion, a ...

The sailors had refused to return to work after the blast killed hundreds. The U.S. Navy has exonerated 256 Black sailors who were unjustly court-martialed in 1944 following the Port Chicago ...

The US Navy has exonerated 256 Black sailors who were found to be unjustly punished in 1944 following a horrific port explosion that killed hundreds of service members and exposed racist double ...

When the Black sailors refused to work without safety considerations, the were threatened with a court-martial. Eventually, 206 returned to work, but were all booted from the Navy with fines and ...

Navy Exonerates 256 Black Sailors Unjustly Punished in 1944 After a Deadly California Port Explosion WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Navy has exonerated 256 Black sailors who were found to be ...

The Navy on Wednesday exonerated 256 Black sailors found to be unjustly punished in 1944, after a deadly California port explosion revealed racial disparities in the military, Navy Secretary ...

It was “a horrific situation for those Black sailors that remained,” Del Toro said. The Navy’s office of general counsel reviewed the military judicial proceedings used to punish the sailors ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Navy has exonerated 256 Black sailors who were found to be unjustly punished in 1944 following a horrific port explosion that killed hundreds of service members and ...