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Port Chicago disaster (en.wikipedia.org)
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TIL that 15% of African American casualties during WW2 are attributed to a single event (Port Chicago disaster) (en.wikipedia.org)
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TIL in 1944, a deadly munitions explosion at Port Chicago Naval Magazine killed 320 sailors—mostly African Americans—after they were ordered to load live explosives without proper training. (en.wikipedia.org)
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