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117 degrees in Arizona today.. Melted the blinds in my house..
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Navy exonerates 256 Black sailors unjustly punished in 1944 after a deadly California port explosion
On July 17, 1944, munitions being loaded onto a cargo ship detonated, causing secondary blasts that ignited 5,000 tons (4,535 metric tonnes) of explosives at Port Chicago naval weapons station near San Francisco.
The explosion killed 320 sailors and civilians, nearly 75% of whom were Black, and injured another 400 personnel. Surviving Black sailors had to pick up the human remains and clear the blast site while white officers were granted leave to recuperate.
The pier was a critical ammunition supply site for forces in the Pacific during World War II, and the job of loading those ships was left primarily to Black enlisted sailors overseen by white officers.
Before the explosion, the Black sailors working the dock had expressed concerns about the loading operations. Shortly after the blast, they were ordered to return to loading ships even though no changes had been made to improve their safety.
Navy exonerates 256 Black sailors unjustly punished in 1944 after a deadly California port explosion
The U.S. Navy exonerated 256 Black sailors found to be unjustly punished in 1944 following a California port explosion that killed hundreds of service members.
apnews.com
Old enough to remember when all these were separate companies, the corporate raiders era changed all this. Especially this MF10 Companies Own Most of The Food Brands You See at The Supermarket
Man that's some crazy ass shitYou can purchase ammo from this vending machine in Texas
