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The Port Chicago 50 : disaster, mutiny, and the fight for civil rights / Steve Sheinkin.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781596437968 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 1596437960 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 200 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edtion.
- Publisher: New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2014.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (page 191) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | First hero -- The policy -- Port Chicago -- Work and liberty -- The lawyer -- Hot cargo -- The explosion -- The inquiry -- Column left -- Prison barge -- The fifty -- Treasure Island -- Prosecution -- Joe Small -- The verdict -- Hard labor -- Small goes to sea -- Epilogue: Civil rights heroes. |
| Target Audience Note: | 950L Lexile Ages 8-12. |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader UG 6.7 6 6 163116 |
| Awards Note: | YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults honor book 2015. |
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- 2 of 2 copies available at York County Libraries.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Dover Area Community Library | Kids 940.54 SHE Nonfiction (Text) | 34217000687764 | Childrens Area | Available | - |
| Martin Library | Kids 940.54 SHE Nonfiction (Text)
Bookplate:
Plated 2014: In honor of Ruthe Fortenbaugh Craley by Martin Library Honors Committee 2014
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