The Port Chicago 50 : disaster, mutiny, and the fight for civil rights
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Author
Contributors
Roaring Brook Press, publisher.
Published
New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2014.
Edition
First edtion.
Physical Desc
200 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Status
Lower Level - Nonfiction
J 940.545 SHEINKIN
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Subjects
LC Subjects
African American sailors -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Port Chicago Mutiny Trial, San Francisco, Calif., 1944 -- Juvenile literature.
Port Chicago Mutiny, Port Chicago, Calif., 1944 -- Juvenile literature.
United States. -- Navy -- African Americans -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, African American -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Port Chicago Mutiny Trial, San Francisco, Calif., 1944 -- Juvenile literature.
Port Chicago Mutiny, Port Chicago, Calif., 1944 -- Juvenile literature.
United States. -- Navy -- African Americans -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, African American -- Juvenile literature.
More Details
Published
New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2014.
Format
Book
Edition
First edtion.
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 6.7, 6 Points
Level 6.7, 6 Points
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references 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
Excellence in Young Adult Nonfiction finalist, 2015.
Awards
Boston Globe/Horn Book Nonfiction Award Winner, 2014. Please see this link for futher information: http://www.hbook.com/2014/05/news/boston-globe-horn-book-awards/2014-boston-globe-horn-book-awards-excellence-childrens-literature/#_
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Sheinkin, S. (2014). The Port Chicago 50: disaster, mutiny, and the fight for civil rights (First edtion.). 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 edtion., Roaring Brook Press, 2014.
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