The USS Kitty Hawk race riot shook the Navy, highlighting deep racial divides. BUT when black sailors faced charges, while white ones walked free, it exposed a painful injustice within the ranks.

Sources
CNN
US aircraft carrier, site of a 1972 race riot at sea, on way to scrapyard--by Brad Lendon

Military History Now
The Kitty Hawk Race Riot — Inside the Eruption of Violence That Engulfed a U.S. Navy Carrier

The Navy Times
Race riot at sea — 1972 Kitty Hawk incident fueled fleet-wide unrest--by Mark Faram

Naval Musem
Article B: USS Kitty Hawk: A Riot for Equal Rights
The USS Kitty Hawk Riot, October 1972

San Diego Reader
USS Kitty Hawk

Wikipedia
USS Kitty Hawk riot

Photos
USS Kitty Hawk--from US Navy via Military History Now
Executive Officer Commander Benjamin Cloud--via Patrick Murfin Blog

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Tina’s Story
Women have been making strides in the political arena. BUT once elected, they often face threats and violence often as an attempt to silence their voices.

Hillary’s Story
The Vietnam War saw a massive amount of casualties. BUT things take a darker turn when soldiers attack and kill one another.

Sources
Tina's Story
Aljazeera
Ilhan Omar reveals death threat in wake of Islamophobic comments

Business Insider
Rep. Rashida Tlaib tearfully shared her account of the Capitol riots, recalling her trauma of the death threats she's received--by Erin Snodgrass

Center for Strategic & International Studies
Against The Odds: Overcoming Online Harassment of Women in Politics

Congress
H. Res. 1151 Recognizing violence against women in politics as a global phenomenon and supporting women's full and meaningful participation in political life.--by Rep. Rashida Talib

The Conversation
How sexist abuse of women in Congress amounts to political violence – and undermines American democracy--by Mona Lena Krook

National Democratic Institute
#NOTTHECOST: STOPPING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN POLITICS

The New York Times
For Female Candidates, Harassment and Threats Come Every Day--by Maggie Astor

PBS
7 takeaways from NewsHour’s investigation into harassment Black women in politics face--by Lizz Bolaji and Chole Jones
For Black women in government, highlighting threats and abuse can make it worse--by Anna Nawaz and Candice Norwood

Refinery 29
It’s Not Surprising AOC Gets Death Threats — But It’s Worse Than Anyone Could Imagine--by SARAH MIDKIFF

Rutgers
Violence against Women in Politics a Growing Problem

Voice of San Diego
Women Politicians Across the County Say They’ve Faced Harassment, Threats--by Kayla Jimenez

U Mass Amherst: School of Public Policy
Recent Alum Publishes Paper on Harassment of Female Politicians

Photos
The Squad--screenshot from CNN's The Point with Chris Cillizza
Rep. Attica Scott--via Kentucky General Assembly
We Have Her Back Campaign--from Time's Up Now

Hillary's Story
All That's Interesting
Fragging: When Soldiers In Vietnam Revolted Against Their Officers By Murdering Them With Grenades--By Gina Dimuro

Britannica
Vietnam War

Encyclopedia
Fragging

History: This Day in History
April 20, 1971: "Fragging" on the rise among US military units

History Net
The Hard Truth about Fragging--by Peter Brush

Huffington Post
The Forgotten History Of 'Fragging' In Vietnam--by Hamilton Gregory

NBC News
Lawyer: Army rushed judgment in fragging case--from The Associated Press

The New Yorker
What Went Wrong in Vietnam--by Louis Menand

Simple History via YouTube
What was 'Fragging'? (The Vietnam War)

Wikipedia
Fragging

Photos
US Soldiers in Vietnam--from National Archives/AFP/Getty Images via All That's Interesting
M26 Grenade--from US Air Force via Public Domain

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