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DESCRIPTION:Mare Island Naval Ammunition Depot:  A “Mutiny” that Changed History 
 \nTOUR:\nOn August 9, 1944, 3 weeks after the Port Chicago Explosion that 
 resulted in the greatest loss of life on home soil during WWII, 258 African 
 American sailors took a stand that changed history, yet few people know 
 where their “work stoppage” viewed as a way to bargain for better and 
 safer working conditions, took place. Visit Mare Island Naval Ammunition 
 Depot in Vallejo where the men were ordered to return to loading munitions. 
 Their refusal to return to work resulted in the Navy’s court-martial and 
 imprisonment of 50 men. Due to advocacy by then NAACP lawyer Thurgood 
 Marshall and even Eleanor Roosevelt, the Navy became the first of 
 America’s armed services to desegregate. Join retired ILWU member Jeff 
 Bonneville and Mare Island Shoreline Heritage Preserve manager Myrna Hayes 
 in a narrated walking and driving tour. Hosted by Mare Island Heritage 
 Trust.\nFor information call 707-249-9633 or e-mail myrnahay@pacbell.net 
 Visit: \nhttp://www.mareislandpreserve.org\nSee 
 also:\nhttp://www.laborfest.net/2011/2011schedule.htm#2\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Chicago_disaster\nhttp://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/port-chicago-disaster 
 (July 17, 
 1944)\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Chicago_Mutiny\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_L._Allen\n\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/06/20/18682405.php
SUMMARY:Laborfest: 1944 Port Chicago Explosion & Mare Island
LOCATION:Shoreline Heritage Preserve Visitors Center  - Mare Island \nMeet at the 
 corner of 8th St. and Railroad Ave. Mare Island. The Ferry terminal can be 
 reached by BARTLink bus from the Del Norte BART station or by ferry from 
 the San Francisco Ferry Building
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/06/20/18682405.php
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