Navy exonerates 256 Black sailors unjustly punished in 1944 after a deadly California port explosion

https://apnews.com/article/navy-black-sailors-port-explosion-wwii-racism-df009fd75325758b15294e2fdad93729

It only took 80 ■■■■■■■ years to do the right thing, but at least they have finally have been exonerated.

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The Navy should be embarrassed.

They disobeyed orders to return to loading ships.

lack of training due to racist attitudes at the time… orders are one thing, orders to intentionally harm yourself (outside of combat) are another