California
Robert L. Allen, who shed light on a navy yard blast and notorious trial, dies at 82
Dr. Allen revealed the stories of 50 Black sailors who were convicted of conspiracy to commit mutiny for refusing to continue to load munitions onto cargo ships after explosions had killed hundreds at a California port during World War II.
His former wife Janet Carter said the cause was kidney failure.
Robert L. Allen, who definitively told the story of 50 Black sailors who were convicted of conspiracy to commit mutiny for refusing to continue to load munitions onto cargo ships after e... [6561 chars]