By Stacy M. Brown | NNPA (NNPA) - The U.S. Navy has exonerated 256 Black sailors wrongfully convicted after the catastrophic 1944 Port Chicago explosion. The move marks a significant victory in the long battle against racial injustice within the military. On July 17, 1944, during World War II, a massive explosion at a munition’s […]
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