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Navy Exonerates 256 Black Sailors Unjustly Punished in 1944 After a Deadly California Port Explosion

By TARA COPP, Associated Press 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 exposed racist double standards among the then-segregated ranks. On July 17, 1944, munitions being loaded onto a cargo ship detonated, causing secondary […]

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