On this day, 9 November 1972, 132 mostly Black sailors refused to reboard the USS Constellation ship in San Diego during the Vietnam war in protest against racist practices on the ship.
More info in our podcast episodes 10-11 with veterans about the resistance in the US Navy and Army during the war: https://workingclasshistory.com/2018/08/06/e10-the-gi-resistance-in-vietnam-part-1/ https://www.facebook.com/workingclasshistory/photos/a.296224173896073/2130806423771163/?type=3
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