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**FILE** African American sailors of an ordnance battalion prepare 5-inch shells for packing at the Port Chicago Naval Magazine in 1943. (U.S. Navy via Wikimedia Commons)

U.S. Navy Exonerates Black WWII Sailors Convicted After Port Chicago Explosion

by Stacy M. BrownJuly 18, 2024July 18, 2024

The U.S. Navy has exonerated 256 Black sailors wrongfully convicted for the 1944 Port Chicago explosion, marking a significant victory in the fight against racial injustice within the military.