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The Aftermath: The Port Chicago Weapons Disaster

The Alarmist

The Alarmist

Comedy, History, Society & Culture

4.42K Ratings

🗓️ 23 March 2023

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca speaks with author and historian Dr. Matthew Delmont about the Port Chicago Weapons Disaster. Professor of History at Dartmouth University, Professor Delmont details the humiliating and often dangerous circumstances African American soldiers were forced to endure while defending their own country during WWII. Afterward, Producer Clayton Early and Fact Checker Chris Smith stop by to revisit the verdict. 

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1:08.6

My name is Rebecca Delgado-Smith and this is The Aftermath.

1:14.0

Hey everyone, thanks for tuning into this episode of The Aftermath.

1:17.4

Today we're speaking with guest expert Dr. Matthew Delmont.

1:21.3

Dr. Delmont is a professor of history at Dartmouth University,

1:25.2

an expert on African-American history and the history of civil rights.

1:29.1

His most recent book is Half American, the epic story of African-Americans fighting

1:34.1

World War II at home and abroad. Let's hear what he has to say about the Port Chicago

1:39.6

weapons disaster.

1:42.3

Hi Matt, thank you so much for joining us today.

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