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Fact-based story about 300 predominantly black sailors who were killed on July 17, 1944 while loading munitions on a ship in San Francisco. Three weeks later, 50 survivors were court-martialed for refusing to load another shipment. The men cited the Navy's lack of care for their safety.

Events

• July 14th , 1944, munitions explode while being loaded onto a ship, killing 320

Directed by Kevin Hooks

Starring Michael Jai White, Duane Martin, David Ramsey, Matthew Glave