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A Kitty Hawk sailor recalls the 1972 race riots on San Diego-based carrier
To suggest "overwork" was the cause of the riot ignores the facts and context of the entire incident. The extreme length of the tour of duty and poor working conditions were the spark . . . but the "dynamite" was the second class citizenship of black sailors on the vessel. Court testimony reveals that black sailors on board the USS Kitty Hawk were assigned the worst duties, in the worst working conditions, regardless of rank, seniority or education level. In addition, not more than three black sailors could gather anywhere on the ship, while white sailors could gather regardless of quantity. Also, black sailors were punished for minor offenses, and white sailors were not. To further add to the racist context, only black sailors were imprisoned on board the ship immediately after the riot, and eventually charged, despite sworn testimony of white sailors participating, and white Marines attacking a black naval officer. In an organization that claims that rank/stripes determine perks and upward mobility, that principle was not practiced with white sailors and black sailors equitably on board the USS Kitty Hawk. When that kind of system exists on a ship or in society, you have a stick of dynamite . . . and any slight, incident or injustice can light the fuse for an explosion.— October 27, 2022 11:28 a.m.