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Black sailors exonerated for mutiny 80 years after WWII

After a deadly ammunition blast at California's Port Chicago during World War II, 50 Black sailors were convicted of mutiny for refusing to go back over subpar safety conditions. Eight decades after the end of the war, the so-called Chicago 50 have been exonerated. Charlie D'Agata has the story.
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