THE PORT CHICAGO 50.

Additional Comment

Theme: Do what it takes, but do it for your rights.

I really did enjoy reading this non-fiction book. It was really interesting and by this book the author has many more interesting ones.

Section 2.

Frightened Workers.

An explosion had

occurred at night

while the workers

were off duty.

While the explosion happened

many workers

had been injured,

many had been killed as well.

Days after the explosion

happened the rest

of the workers

refused to work.

Section 3.

Workers in Prison.

Joe Small and the rest of the workers were put in prison.

The Marines had warned the prisoners about the consequences if they did not do what they were told.

The workers and Joe were going to lose 3 month payment according to President Roosevelt.

By: Steven Sheinken

Section 4.

Guilty or Not Guilty.

The judge questioned 1 by 1 prisoner 'Why Joe and the workers refused to march?"

THE

PORT CHICAGO 50.

The men refused to load ammunition and were charged with mutiny.

In November The Port Chicago 50 were handcuffed and sent to prison leading to many years.

Disaster, Mutiny, And The Fight For Civil Rights

This book is about African Americans who had to work in loading ammunition on to ships, but are fighting for there Civil Rights.

Section 1.

Damage to U.S.A

Pearl Harbor is attacked by Japan on December 7, 1941 early in the morning.

The U.S.A had there First Hero that was an African American named Dorrie Miller.

African Americans were not being accepted in the Army until April 1942.

About Author Steve Sheinkin

Steve Sheinkin was born July 13,1968 in Brooklyn, NY

Steve has been writing history books for years and he was a former teacher.

His awards are John Newbery Medal and nominations are National Award Book for Young People's Literature.

Steve Sheinkin Motivation

Why I think Steve wrote this book was to inform us about how history was with segregation and how it used to be before. As Steve Sheinkin had written a book called "The Bomb" which is talking about the atomic bomb how scientist came up with it, "The Bomb" has some similarities with this book about ammunition and explosive happening.

Work Cited Page.

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