My uncle was killed in that explosion. I have ZERO respect for the militants of that day and time. How convenient it was for them to sweep 320 African American sailors under a rug is beyond me. All this YT shit with a few sprinkles of black. America is still to this day sickening as hell smh.
@TROUBADUO9 ай бұрын
Good memories... 🩵
@TROUBADUO9 ай бұрын
Elyse, one if the most incredible actresses with a heart of gold to match
@TROUBADUO9 ай бұрын
🥹🥹 Beautiful Tribute 🩵
@galejmcneeley Жыл бұрын
A great group of performers...... singers were grand. Wonderful harmonies. What a memory for all those involved.
@robynjonesca Жыл бұрын
What a life he lived! So much love in these photos.
@debbykreuzer4185 Жыл бұрын
A beautiful tribute to a legend of love. Matthew's Mom checking in this morning. Thank you, Debby
@galemcneeley6000 Жыл бұрын
Great picture story!
@aminsetoodeh7906 Жыл бұрын
Love ❤you Ted M
@jzuniga9992 жыл бұрын
Gone but never forgotten
@cybillkrinsky32022 жыл бұрын
ᑭᖇOᗰOᔕᗰ 🌈
@amandar68092 жыл бұрын
SO EXCITED! -Mandy
@amandar68092 жыл бұрын
I love this!
@huntersmommavee45092 жыл бұрын
Port Chicago and Bay point have a deep black History that wasn't even touched on in this, sad. They deserve recognition just as much In my opinion
@jeffreybmckinnon20282 жыл бұрын
That history has been well documented and is all over KZbin if you look. This documentary honors the town itself, that predates the navy & ammo explosion by 35 years, and whose history as an independent town is generally ignored. Sad.
@sharonlefebvre72922 жыл бұрын
I lived at 301 West Lind Street. I was 7 years old when the Navy forced us all out of our beautiful little town. Both sets of Grand parents, Aunts and Uncles, cousins, friends all got pushed out of our homes by the government. I wonder what my life would have been had we all got to stay. I have very fond memories of my time there. ❤❤
@irisrose85032 жыл бұрын
The yeats poem sang so beautifully The acting very good
@Charlie_3742 жыл бұрын
I wish I could have made it
@jayyoung45343 жыл бұрын
Isn't there a mix-up here? Isn't this number "Under the bamboo tree," by James Weldon Johnson, performed in the movie, "Meet me in St. Louis," by Judy Garland and Margaret O'Brien? Someone?
@jeffreybmckinnon20283 жыл бұрын
The dance is commonly known as "The Cakewalk," and yes, the song used is "Under the Bamboo Tree." kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmfTiIukbtSMl80
@markm.94583 жыл бұрын
My mother worked as a civilian for the navy from 1945 to 1974. The last eight years at Port Chicago. I spent many summer days there having little adventures, or just hanging out out as a pre-teen (we could). Tooling around the base and hills with security. Anybody remember Captain Kinney, or Commander Sam from O.E.D.?
@gmahoney61853 жыл бұрын
Love it 🥰 makes me homesick for the good ole days especially now 🥰🥺😷
@joanbullock54983 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! A trip down memory lane that I have been craving. So long ago, I forgot I took my doll to school on picture day. Dr. Joan Pullen Bullock
@haleysnyder80853 жыл бұрын
I had a dream about this play last night. Googled it and it was fortunate that you had just uploaded these clips. I still hum those songs...
@jenniferhenry11194 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this!!! Both sides of My great grandparents raised my grandparents in port chicago durrinf the 40s. After the explosion the familys were forced to sell their land and Virgin Bird Henry wasnt going to leave the house he built... So the home was Relocated to Antioch paid for by the US Goverment... Browns and the Henrys
@jeffreybmckinnon20284 жыл бұрын
This film is living history. Stay tuned for the staged docudrama of the same title on KZbin, to be recorded sometime this fall featuring actors voicing the words of residents to images of the town.
@jenniferhenry11194 жыл бұрын
@@jeffreybmckinnon2028 awsome! If your interested the house im refering to is located on the corner of D st and W. 20th in Antioch. Just around the corner from Antioch Jr High. You can't miss it... Sits on the corner with a detached garage and a picket fence(last I saw it)
@jenniferhenry11194 жыл бұрын
@@jeffreybmckinnon2028 the house was owned by Vigin Bird Henry and Flora (Beard) Henry... Out of 13 children only 4 remain alive today, all were taken by various Cancers
@jenniferhenry11194 жыл бұрын
@@jeffreybmckinnon2028 if you wish I can put you into contact my aunts and uncles who have memories of their childhood homes
@larrynorton64704 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed the musical background. This work should be awarded as a great documentary of a time and place that should never be forgotten. Jeff, thank you for your hard work and that of your crew. For me this was the original "wake up America" story.
@jeffreybmckinnon20284 жыл бұрын
Wow, thank you so much! Good to know that it works. It really was a labor of love. Once I get the docudrama staged, rehearsed and aired out a few times, I'll film record that as well. They will be great companion pieces and should give anybody a good idea about Port Chicago and what was lost.
@michaelmulcahy58474 жыл бұрын
Great job, Jeff! It took me well over an hour to watch it because I was on the pause button so often.