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Board commemorates Port Chicago disaster, urges exoneration of sailors convicted after 1944 blast
3006101 · April 16, 2025
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Summary
The Board adopted a resolution commemorating the 71st anniversary of the Port Chicago disaster and called on the president and Congress to exonerate 50 African American sailors convicted of mutiny after the 1944 explosions. The resolution passed unanimously.
The Board of Supervisors on July 14 unanimously adopted a resolution commemorating the Port Chicago disaster and urging federal action to exonerate the 50 sailors convicted in its aftermath.
Supervisor Malia Cohen led recognition of the Port Chicago survivors, the Friends of Port Chicago and the San…
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