The Port of Chicago, Illinois
Author : United States. Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors
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Page : 172 pages
File Size : 25,8 MB
Release : 1975
Category : Chicago (Ill.)
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Author : United States. Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors
Publisher :
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 25,8 MB
Release : 1975
Category : Chicago (Ill.)
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Page : 186 pages
File Size : 11,15 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Harbors
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Author : United States. Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors
Publisher :
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 12,67 MB
Release : 1961
Category : Chicago (Ill.)
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Author : Steve Sheinkin
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 28,13 MB
Release : 2014-01-21
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1596437960
Describes the fifty black sailors who refused to work in unsafe and unfair conditions after an explosion in Port Chicago killed 320 servicemen, and how the incident influenced civil rights.
Author : United States Government Printing Office
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Page : pages
File Size : 31,10 MB
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ISBN : 9780160017650
Author : United States. Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,59 MB
Release : 1940
Category : Chicago (Ill.)
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Author : War Department. Corps of Engineers
Publisher :
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 50,85 MB
Release : 1932
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Author : United States. Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors
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Page : 162 pages
File Size : 19,6 MB
Release : 1974
Category : Harbors
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Author : Robert L. Allen
Publisher : Heyday Books
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 10,48 MB
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 9781597140287
During World War II, Port Chicago was a segregated naval munitions base on the outer shores of San Francisco Bay. Black seamen were required to load ammunition onto ships bound for the South Pacific under the watch of their white officers--an incredibly dangerous and physically challenging task. On July 17, 1944, an explosion rocked the base, killing 320 men--202 of whom were black ammunition loaders. In the ensuing weeks, white officers were given leave time and commended for heroic efforts, whereas 328 of the surviving black enlistees were sent to load ammunition on another ship. When they refused, fifty men were singled out and charged--and convicted--of mutiny. It was the largest mutiny trial in U.S. naval history. First published in 1989, The Port Chicago Mutiny is a thorough and riveting work of civil rights literature, and with a new preface and epilogue by the author emphasize the event's relevance today.
Author : Rod Sellers
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 48,10 MB
Release : 1998-10
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780738534039
Steel and the steel industry are the backbone of Chicago's southeast side, an often overlooked neighborhood with a rich ethnic heritage. Bolstered by the prosperous steel industry, the community attracted numerous, strong-willed people with a desire to work from distinct cultural backgrounds. In recent years, the vitality of the steel industry has diminished. Chicago's Southeast Side displays many rare and interesting pictures that capture the spirit of the community when the steel industry was a vibrant force. Although annexed in 1889 by the city of Chicago, the community has maintained its own identity through the years. In an attempt to remain connected to their homelands, many immigrants established businesses, churches, and organizations to ease their transition to a new and unfamiliar land. The southeast side had its own schools, shopping districts, and factories. As a result, it became a prosperous, yet separate, enclave within the city of Chicago.