258 African-American WWII sailors at the Port Chicago Naval magazine were court-martialed and/or convicted of mutiny because they refused to return to loading munitions after an explosion killed 320 cargo handlers, crewmen and sailors. The Navy's historical website admits that African-American sailors were relegated to the task of loading munitions under the supervision of white officers. They were encouraged to race in loading munitions under penalty of punishment or loss of privileges. 208 of the 258 were given dishonorable discharges, and 50 were convicted of mutiny. Thurgood Marshall appealed the mutiny convictions with no success. President Clinton pardoned one.
These men were chosen to load munitions because of their race. I petition President Obama to pardon them all.