,,iv #aaf? ,,congress #a/ ,session ,h4 ,,res4 #abf ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,febru>y #ac1 #bjai,mr4 ,de,saulnier 7= himself & ,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices ,,resolution ,express+ ! s5se ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives reg>d+ ! necessity to publically exon]ate ! ,african-,am]ican sailors ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,navy :o 7 tri$ & convict$ ( mut9y 9 connection ) _! s]vice at ! ,port ,*icago ,naval ,magaz9e 9 ,concord1 ,cali=nia1 dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii 9 ord] to fur!r aid 9 heal+ ! racial divide t cont9ues to exi/ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 ,:]eas1 on ,july #ag1 #aidd1 ! deadlie/ home-front disa/] ( ,_w ,w> ,,ii occurr$ at ! ,port ,*icago ,naval ,magaz9e 9 ,concord1 ,cali=nia1 :5 an explosion at ! naval facility kill$ or w\nd$ #gaj p1 #dce ( :om 7 ,african-,am]ican2 ,:]eas ?is s+le /unn+ disa/] acc\nt$ = m ?an #ae p]c5t ( all ,african-,am]ican naval casualties dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii2 ,:]eas1 aft] ! disa/]1 #beh ,african-,am]ican survivors ( ! explosion refus$ to resume ! load+ & unload+ ( ammunition at ! naval facility1 cit+ inadequate tra9+ & ! use ( unsafe practices2 ,:]eas1 accord+ to a ,unit$ ,/ates ,navy report1 ! actual "w ( load+ ammunition & explosives abo>d ! %ips 0 p]=m$ exclusively by ,afro-,am]icans "u ! sup]vision ( :ite (fic]s & ,afro-,am]ican petty (fic]s2 ,:]eas1 accord+ to a ,unit$ ,/ates ,navy report1 ! r\t9e assignm5t ( ,afro-,am]ican enli/$ p]sonnel to manual labor 0 cle>ly motivat$ by race & premis$ ^u ! mi/ak5 notion t !y 7 intellectually inf]ior & ?us incapable ( meet+ ! same /&>ds z _! :ite c\nt]p>ts2 ,:]eas "o ( ! %ips 0 load$ ) "s #d1fjj tons ( ammunition & high explosives1 "s weigh+ #fej p\nds ) activat+ me*anisms or fuses in/all$2 ,:]eas at t "t !re 0 no =mal tra9+ 9 safe me?ods ( ammunition h&l+ giv5 to enli/$ m52 ,:]eas ! ,navy fail$ to adequately provide ^! enli/$ m5 ) ! tools necess>y to op]ate "u safe work+ conditions1 ev5 aft] ! explosion occurr$2 ,:]eas1 weeks be=e ! explosion1 ! long%orem5's union w>n$ ! ,navy t !re w\ld be a disa/] if ! ,navy cont9u$ to use untra9$ seam5 to load ammunition1 & (f]$ to s5d exp]i5c$ long%orem5 to tra9 ,navy recruits 9 safe h&l+ ( ammunition1 b ?is (f] 0 ignor$ by ! ,navy2 ,:]eas subsequ5t rese>* has confirm$ ! use ( unsafe ammunition load+ me?ods at ! naval facility at ! "t & has docum5t$ ! exi/5ce ( p]vasive racial prejudice 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,navy dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii2 ,:]eas accord+ to ! book ,! ,port ,*icago ,mut9y by ,dr4 ,rob]t ,all51 a work] describ$ ,port ,*icago z a slave outfit1 add+ t we 7 consid]$ a *eap labor =ce f ! beg9n+2 ,:]eas ,:ite (fic]s w\ld enc\rage ,african-,am]ican sailors to compete :ile load+ ammunition & explosives :ile (fic]s plac$ bets among !mselves2 ,:]eas foll[+ ! explosion1 _m ( ! ,african-,am]ican survivors expect$ to be grant$ survivors' leave be=e be+ reassign$ to regul> duty2 ,:]eas su* leaves 7 n grant$1 ev5 = ^? :o _h be5 hospitaliz$1 & all ,african-,am]ican m5 7 to be s5t back to "w load+ ammunition "u ! same (fic]s z be=e2 ,:]eas ,:ite (fic]s 7 all[$ to g home = #cj-;day leaves2 ,:]eas #ej sailors ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,navy1 all ,african-,am]ican m51 ultimately 7 tri$ & convict$ ( mut9y = fail+ to obey ord]s to resume load+ activities2 ,:]eas a refusal to "w is a passive act ( resi/ance )\t int5t to seize p[]2 ,:]eas a mut9y is active revolt ) ! int5t ( tak+ *>ge2 ,:]eas ,?urgood ,m>%all1 !n a *ief c\nsel = ! ,,naacp1 0 report$ z /at+ he saw no reason :y ! m5 %\ld be tri$ = mut9y1 :i* implies a mass conspiracy1 r ?an on less] *>ges ( individual subord9ation2 ,:]eas ,?urgood ,m>%all bla/$ ! trial by /at+ t ! def5dants 7 be+ tri$ = mut9y solely because ( _! race & color2 ,:]eas ! ,navy has conclud$ t !re c be no d\bt t racial prejudice 0 responsible = ! po/+ ( ,afro-,am]ican enli/$ p]sonnel to ! load+ divisions at ,port ,*icago2 ,:]eas simil> racial prejudicial bias has be5 docum5t$ 9 ! conduct ( ! trial t result$ 9 ! c\rt-m>tial ( ! sailors at ,port ,*icago2 ,:]eas virtually all ( ! convict$ sailors 7 releas$ f prison e>ly 9 #aidf & dis*>g$ "u honorable conditions1 & t ! ,navy ann\nc$ !n t race w\ld no long] be a factor 9 fill+ its jobs2 ,:]eas1 9 #aiii1 ,fr$die ,meeks 0 p>don$ by ,presid5t ,bill ,cl9ton 9 recognition ( ! inju/ice he suff]$ z "o ( ! convict$ sailors2 ,:]eas ,mr4 ,meeks said at ! "t ( 8 p>don1 ,aft] all ^! ye>s1 ! _w %\ld "k :at happ5$ at ,port ,*icago4 ,x %\ld be cle>$ up t we did n commit mut9y1 & we 7 *>g$ ) t because ( our race42 ,:]eas1 9 #bjjc1 ! ,national ,p>k ,s]vice d$icat$ ! ,port ,*icago ,naval ,magaz9e ,national ,memorial at ! disa/] site2 ,:]eas ! ,port ,*icago ,naval ,magaz9e ,national ,memorial is n only a tribute to ! #cbj m5 :o di$ 9 ?is ,_w ,w> ,,ii explosion1 b x also became ! t\*/one = desegregation 9 ! milit>y & ! beg9n+ ( civil rights = all ,am]icans2 ,:]eas 9 a ,july #ag1 #bjad1 lett] recogniz+ ! #gj? anniv]s>y ( ! trag$y1 ,presid5t ,b>ack ,obama1 9 reg>ds to ! ,african-,am]ican sailors at ,port ,*icago1 /at$ fac$ ) trem5d\s ob/acles1 !y f\ght on two fronts--= fre$om & equality at home2 & ,:]eas :ile all sailors involv$ 9 ! ,port ,*icago cases h pass$ away1 family memb]s & fri5ds cont9ue to reque/ t ! sailors be cle>$ ( all *>ges3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t x is ! s5se ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t-- 7#a7 ! trial & conviction ( #ej ,african-,am]ican sailors ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,navy = mut9y 9 connection ) _! s]vice at ! ,port ,*icago ,naval ,magaz9e 9 ,concord1 ,cali=nia1 dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii 7 wrongfully pursu$ because ( racial prejudice1 z evid5c$ by ! racial bias 9 ! ,navy's orig9al f9d+s 9 _! cases & ! diff]5t treatm5t af=d$ to ! convict$ sailors' ,:ite c\nt]p>ts & (fic]s2 & 7#b7 ,congress %\ld publically exon]ate ! #ej ,navy sailors 9 ord] to fur!r aid 9 heal+ ! racial divide t cont9ues to exi/ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4