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Page lOA - THE CHARLOTTE POST - Thursday, March 9, 1989 bOOk^ The Voices Of Black Memphis M Homespun Images: An Antholo- One of the most powe 1HEP0RT CHIC/IGO MUTINY The Story of the iorgest Mass Mutiny Trial in y.S... Noval Histsrte Black Men And The U.S. Mutiny July 14. 1944. A tremendous explosion wracked Port Chica go. an ammunition depot near San Francisco. Three hundred and twenty men were killed. Two hundred and two of them were black ammunition loaders-- Improperly trained to handle ex plosives—working under the command of white officers In segregated labor battalions. Within the next three weeks, more than 200 shaken black ammunition loaders balked at carrying out their Jobs. What fol lowed was the largest mass mu tiny trial In history—50 black men were charged, court- martialed and convicted of mu tiny. with sentences ranging from eight to 15 years In prison. THE PORT CHICAGO MUTINY by Robert L. Allen (Warner Books/Amlstad Press/ Hardcover. March 27. 1989/ $19.95) tells for the first time the dramatic story behind the worst domestic U.S. military disaster of World War II. the resulting "mutiny" and mass mutiny trial, and the naval cover-up that en sued. In a shocking expose that could still cause extreme em barrassment to the U.S. Navy and the U.S. government. THE PORT CHICAGO MUTINY re veals a gross miscarriage of jus tice that has not been rectified to this day. Through In-depth Interviews with the men Involved (many of whom have still not been exon erated). and extensive research In naval and presidential ar chives. Robert L. Allen uncovers the hidden facts behind the Port Chicago Mutiny and the naval cover-up. Finally setting the record straight. THE PORT CHI CAGO MUTINY provides the long-awaited opportunity for those unjustly convicted to re ceive honorable discharges and veteran's rights and benefits. The Port Chicago disaster re ceived national attention at the time of Its occurrence, provok ing the Interest of the NAACP as well as many prominent citi zens. including Eleanor Roose velt. Forty-four years later, the story of THE PORT CHICAGO MUTINY is even more explosive, equally newsworthy, and un questionably one of the most gripping stories In the annals of military history. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Robert L. Allen is the former editor of The Black Scholar magazine and was a professor of Sociology at San Jose State Uni versity. He lives In Oakland. Cal ifornia. Homespun Images: An Antholo gy of mack Writers and Artists, Editors: Miriam DeCosta-Wlllls and Fannie Mitchell Delk $14.95 (Cloth) A Book Review By Reginald Martin, Ph.D. The Memphis Black Writers' Workshop was founded nearly a decade ago. Bom In 1980 at Le- Moyne-Owen College, the work shop was the brainchild of a group of writers who long for op portunities to develop their craft: who knew that others In the Memphis community needed kindred souls with whom to share the pleasures of literature; who longed to experience the joy of breathing life into a poem or a story or a painting or a photo graph: who needed to record the sagas of their fore-parents so that the deeds of those strong men and women would live for ever In the minds and hearts of the young. During Tennessee Homecom ing '86, the Black Writers' Work shop presented "Homespun Im ages," a series of programs which examined the importance of community, of home. In a writ er's work. Offered were sessions on fiction, poetry, and nonfic tion led by writers Arthur Flow ers, Paula Glddlngs, and Nikki Giovanni. Fittingly, this celebra tion was the idea, the seed, for Homespun Images: An Anthol ogy of Black Writers and Artists (1989). The editorial review board of the Black Writers' Workshop selected 53 writers for Inclusion. This work Is both the single most ambitious pro ject and the raison d'etre of the ' Memphis Black Writers' Work- shop--and the breadth and beauty of the works Included are stunning. Overwhelming, Impressionis tic paintings, Pointllllstlc pho tography, drama, fiction, journa listic prose, theological treatises, literary criticism, and an ambitious variety of poetry are all to be found In Homespun Images. Perhaps the most star tling aspect of the work Is that all of the pieces share a unifor mity of southern vision when the past, present, and future of Memphis is written of or cap tured In a photo or painting, yet many of the writers and artists no longer make their home there. It Is as though the es sence of Memphis—what It is and was like to live and grow In Memphis-ls Indelibly etched on the i>syches of these artists. No other such anthology captures the essence of one city over two centuries as does this book. And no other such book currently on the market gives us the unique perspective of a city's black In habitants and ex-patriots through the vehicles of their writings. By association and ref erence, we see the entire black South of 19th and 20th century America opening before our eyes as we turn fire beautifully Illustrated pages. 'wg QUEEN PARK IT’S TOUGH TO BE A BLACK HERO. m STARTS T-O-M-O-R-R-O-W MON-FRI SHOWS 3:45 - 5:45 ■ 7:45 - 9:45 SAT AND SUN SHOWS 1:45 - 3:45 - 5:45 - 7:45 - 9:45 Ve Got it All.,.The Total "ENTERTAINMENT" Package] 976-ROCK "MUSIC" TRIVIA GAME ANSWER 4 QUESTIONS CORRECTLY... (And You're An Instant (WINNER! (You'll chose from over |$4,000-in Prizes Only $1,95 Per Call For Todays Best Jokes' Call 976-LAFF janly 95« per call / \ 8000 Personalized ‘ Fortune Telling Program Discover your Love Prosperity & Happiness for the future. 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