 An emotional commemoration today of the 1944 Port Chicago explosion near San Francisco. Munitions being loaded onto a cargo ship detonated, setting off a domino effect of explosions and fires. Hundreds of black sailors were unjustly punished for refusing to work at the port after the disaster when no safety changes were made. White sailors were not punished. I announce my decision and sign the orders to set aside the court martial results of all 258 sailors