The Port Chicago disaster on July 17, 1944, was an explosion of about 2,000 tons of ammunition as it was being loaded onto ships by black Navy sailors under pressure from their white officers to hurry.
A Port Chicagó-i katasztrófa 1944. július 17.-én történt, mintegy 2000 tonna lőszer robbant fel, amikor is a fekete tengerészgyalogosok a fehér tisztjeik nyomására sietve rakodtak hajóra.