The Port Chicago 50 mutinied after a massive explosion ripped through the naval munitions base in 1944. Officers primarily used African-American servicemen to do the dangerous job of restocking ships with ordnance. They had no training in how to safely handle the explosives. A major disaster took the lives of 320 people, mostly Black servicemen. The men were ordered back to work after the cleanup, but hundreds refused. Ultimately, 50 held out and received harsh punishments. They were sentenced t
0:51
The Port Chicago 50 mutinied after a massive explosion ripped throug…
2.7K viewsFeb 7, 2025
FacebookHistory Collection
Port Chicago disaster - Alchetron, The Free Social Encyclopedia
Port Chicago disaster - Alchetron, The Free Social Encyclopedia
Jul 23, 2015
alchetron.com
Port Chicago Explosion (July 17, 1944) | The Navy Mutiny Trial That Shook WWII
54:05
Port Chicago Explosion (July 17, 1944) | The Navy Mutiny Trial That …
9 views2 months ago
YouTubeTimesOfBattles
The Navy was desegregated after hundreds of black sailors died in a 1944 explosion at Port Chicago in Northern California. | Timeline
4:11
The Navy was desegregated after hundreds of black sailors died in …
1.3M viewsMay 12, 2017
FacebookTimeline
The Navy exonerates 256 Black sailors unjustly punished over 1944 WWII port explosion
The Navy exonerates 256 Black sailors unjustly punished over 194…
Jul 18, 2024
npr.org
Family members look back on deadly Port Chicago munitions explosion 80 years later
5:15
Family members look back on deadly Port Chicago munitions ex…
Jul 17, 2024
CBS News
The Port Chicago Disaster in 1944: The WWII Munitions Explosion
1:41
The Port Chicago Disaster in 1944: The WWII Munitions Explosion
955 viewsDec 16, 2024
YouTubeLauren H.
1:01:08
The Port Chicago Disaster. Port Chicago Naval Magazine National …
2K viewsFeb 17, 2025
YouTubeNational Park After Dark
12:17
The Port Chicago Disaster: 75 Years Later
Jul 16, 2019
NBC Bay AreaJoe Rosato Jr.
7:01
The hidden history of Black sailors unjustly punished after the Port C…
Aug 5, 2024
PBSAli Rogin,Kaisha Young
50:32
The Port of Chicago Explosion - July 1944 - with Dr. Alexander Nemerov
2.1K viewsJun 16, 2020
YouTubeAHCFoundation
22:54
The Port Chicago Disaster: America's Deadliest Home Front C…
31.9K views4 months ago
YouTube321 MPH
3:00
Navy exonerates Black sailors 80 years after Port Chicago disaster
Jul 20, 2024
CBS News
0:43
Port Chicago Disaster in 60 Seconds
627 views1 month ago
YouTubeThe Past In Pieces
5:13
The Port Chicago Disaster Wasn’t an Accident
13 views1 month ago
YouTubeBLACKOUTHISTORY
21:54
Port Chicago: Justice at Last
2K viewsAug 19, 2024
YouTubeKPIX | CBS NEWS BAY AREA
25:04
320 Died Loading Ammunition
2.1K views1 month ago
YouTubeWar Insider
52:29
The Horrifying Tragedy at Port Chicago | Disaster Documentary
8.2K views7 months ago
YouTubeIron and Memory
15:58
Port Chicago Disaster: A Tragedy of War & Racial Injustice
10 months ago
MSNInto the Shadows
10:39
The 1944 Port Chicago Disaster
11.7K viewsJul 23, 2015
YouTubeContra Costa County Historical Society
0:54
What Really Happened at Port Chicago
930 views3 months ago
YouTubeHeroes before us
53:05
Port Chicago: The Explosion, The “Mutiny,” The Cover-Up
83 views1 month ago
YouTubeAmerican WW2 Stories
1:43
Aerial Views Of Damage Caused By Port Chicago Disaster, 7/1944 (full)
5.2K viewsMay 17, 2016
YouTubeWWIIPublicDomain
0:59
The Port Chicago Explosion #americanhistory #history #histor…
2.3K views5 months ago
YouTubeNow you know more
0:42
The Disaster the Navy Erased from the Map #history #ww2
870 views2 months ago
YouTubeThe Conflict Files
9:18
The Impact of the Port Chicago Disaster that Killed 320 Black Sail…
Mar 5, 2018
military.com
8:25
The Port Chicago Explosion Remembered
840 viewsJul 11, 2020
YouTubeJeffrey B McKinnon
10:41
Into Forgetfulness: The Port Chicago Disaster
1.2K viewsJan 6, 2023
YouTubePort Chicago Alliance
0:19
The Navy's WWII Disaster They Tried to Bury: Port Chicago 50
33 views6 months ago
YouTubeBattles & Beyond
Navy exonerates 256 Black sailors unjustly court-martialed in WWII-e…
Jul 18, 2024
abc30.com
See more videos
Static thumbnail place holder