The Port Chicago 50 : disaster, mutiny, and the fight for civil rights
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Contributors
Roaring Brook Press, publisher.
Status
Cedar Falls Public Library - Youth Nonfiction Books - 1st Floor
J 940.545308 SHE
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J 940.545308 SHE
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
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| Cedar Falls Public Library - Youth Nonfiction Books - 1st Floor | J 940.545308 SHE | On Shelf |
| Location | Call Number | Status |
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| Waterloo Public Library - Adult Nonfiction | TEEN 940.54 SHE | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
African American sailors -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Creative nonfiction.
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.
Creative nonfiction.
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.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Local Subjects
Other Subjects
African American sailors -- History -- 20th century.
African American sailors -- History.
African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century.
African Americans -- Civil rights -- History.
Excellence in Young Adult Nonfiction: Finalist -- 2015.
Port Chicago Mutiny Trial, San Francisco, Calif., 1944.
Port Chicago Mutiny Trial, San Francisco, Calif., 1944.
Port Chicago Mutiny, Port Chicago, Calif., 1944.
Port Chicago Mutiny, Port Chicago, Calif., 1944.
United States. -- Navy -- African Americans -- History -- 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 -- African Americans.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, African American.
Young adult nonfiction.
African American sailors -- History.
African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century.
African Americans -- Civil rights -- History.
Excellence in Young Adult Nonfiction: Finalist -- 2015.
Port Chicago Mutiny Trial, San Francisco, Calif., 1944.
Port Chicago Mutiny Trial, San Francisco, Calif., 1944.
Port Chicago Mutiny, Port Chicago, Calif., 1944.
Port Chicago Mutiny, Port Chicago, Calif., 1944.
United States. -- Navy -- African Americans -- History -- 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 -- African Americans.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, African American.
Young adult nonfiction.
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Format
Book
Physical Desc
200 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 6.7, 6 Points
Level 6.7, 6 Points
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 186-191) and index.
Description
On July 17, 1944, a massive explosion rocked the segregated Navy base at Port Chicago, California, killing more than 300 sailors who were at the docks, critically injuring off-duty men in their bunks, and shattering windows up to a mile away. On August 9th, 244 men refused to go back to work until unsafe and unfair conditions at the docks were addressed. When the dust settled, fifty were charged with mutiny, facing decades in jail and even execution. This is a story of the prejudice that faced black men and women in America's armed forces during World War II, and a nuanced look at those who gave their lives in service of a country where they lacked the most basic rights.
Target Audience
Ages 10-15.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,Upper Grades,6.7,6.0,quiz: 163116.
Study Program Information
Reading Counts RC,6-8,7.40,10.0,quiz: 62377.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
WPL: Gift of the Friends of the Waterloo Public Library.
Awards
Excellence in Young Adult Nonfiction finalist, 2015
Awards
Boston Globe/Horn Book Nonfiction Award Winner, 2014
Awards
Carter G. Woodson Book Award, Secondary Level, 2015
Awards
National Book Award for Young People's Literature Finalist, 2014
Local note
B&T Diversity Analysis 2022 : Kirkus, LCSH, BISAC.
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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 edition.). 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 edition., Roaring Brook Press, 2014.
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