World War II Homefront Era: 1940s: The Port Chicago Incident
Click image to zoom in.Or view larger version. Port Chicago explosion survivor, Perey Robinson, praying during the dedication. December 4, 1991. Gary Reyes, photographer. Gelatin silver print. Collection of Oakland Museum of California. Gift of Alameda Newspaper Group. Museum of California.
Of the 50 black sailors convicted of mutiny, as of 2003 only Freddie Meeks had received a presidential pardon for his conviction. These are the only 50 cases of a full Navy court-martial convicting sailors of mutiny since 1850. This photo shows the emotional response of Perey Robinson of Los Angeles during the dedication of a memorial chapel. Despite emotional events like this, 49 of the convictions remain.