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in the book the Port to Chicago on page 38 Joe says, "we're supposed to be fighting the same enemy...I don't know who my enemy really is". What does he mean by this?

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Describe the events of the explosion. Then, summarize how both the sailors and Navy officials responded differently.

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Describe the types of jobs assigned to black servicemen in the navy at this time, How did Joe Small and Thurgood Marshall react to learning about these injustices?

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Do you agree with the fifty men's decision to refuse to work?

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Did Gerald Veltmann do a good job defending the Port Chicago 50? Why or why not?

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Describe the outcome of the trial of the Port Chicago 50. As a result, what theme emerges in the final chapters of the text?

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In the chapter titled 'The Fifty' the Navy claimed that unreasonable and irrational fear was the reason the Black Sailors refused to load ammunition. What other factors led to the decision to not work?

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Describe the events of the explosion. Then, summarize how both the sailors and Navy officials responded differently. in the port chicago 50

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Joe Small says, "We're supposed to be fighting the same enemy... I don't know who my enemy really is.” What does he mean by this?

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What were the type of jobs assigned to black servicemen in the Navy at this time? How did Joe Small and Thurgood Marshall react to learning about these injustices?

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Describe the events of the explosion. Then, summarize how both the sailors and Navy officials responded differently. in the port chicago 50

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The first three chapters recount the impact of segregation on Black Navy servicemen. What are some of the ways that segregation and racism impacted life in the Navy?

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What good luck saved Spencer Sykes’ life on the 17th of July, 1944?

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