print email comment close The Port Chicago Disaster: A Resource for Students and Teachers URL: http://intergate.cccoe.k12.ca.us/pc/ Description: A history of the events of July 17, 1944, when a major explosion rocked the naval base at the mouth of the Sacramento River at Port Chicago, California (now the Concord Naval Weapons Station). The working conditions, explosion, mutiny, court martial, and pardon of black servicemen involved are reviewed. There is also an exploration of the entrenched racism at this base. Includes related questions for teachers and students. From the Contra Costa County (California) Office of Education. Publisher: Contra Costa County Office of Education Library of Congress Subject Headings: African Americans -- History Black History Month Port Chicago Mutiny, Port Chicago, Calif., 1944 Teaching -- Aids and devices United States. Navy -- History World War, 1939-1945 -- African Americans LII Database Information: Record 923 created by Dana Lubow on 09/23/2000 Last modification on 11/09/2009 Published: 09/23/2000   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/923