The Port Chicago 50 : disaster, mutiny, and the fight for civil rights
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Published
New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2014.
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McGavock High - Teen Non-Fiction
940.54 SHE
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940.54 SHE
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Subjects
LC Subjects
African American sailors -- History -- 20th century.
African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century.
Port Chicago Mutiny Trial, San Francisco, Calif., 1944.
Port Chicago Mutiny, Port Chicago, Calif., 1944.
United States. -- Navy -- African Americans -- History -- 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, African American.
YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Finalist -- 2015.
African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century.
Port Chicago Mutiny Trial, San Francisco, Calif., 1944.
Port Chicago Mutiny, Port Chicago, Calif., 1944.
United States. -- Navy -- African Americans -- History -- 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, African American.
YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Finalist -- 2015.
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Published
New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2014.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
200 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Reading Level
UG
Level 6.7, 6 Points
Level 6.7, 6 Points
Lexile measure
950
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 186-191) and index.
Description
Presents an account of the 1944 civil rights protest involving hundreds of African-American Navy servicemen who were unjustly charged with mutiny for refusing to work in unsafe conditions after the deadly Port Chicago explosion.
Awards
YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Finalist, 2015
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Sheinkin, S. (2014). The Port Chicago 50: disaster, mutiny, and the fight for civil rights (First edition.). Roaring Brook Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sheinkin, Steve. 2014. The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights. Roaring Brook Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sheinkin, Steve. The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights Roaring Brook Press, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Sheinkin, Steve. The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights First edition., Roaring Brook Press, 2014.
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