african american sailors

"The Vietnam War is raging, the US Navy has only recently begun the process of integration, and the country is reeling from racial turmoil and unrest. So why does C?sar, a street-tough kid of Afro-Cuban descent, enlist in the navy? He is on the run from a life of crime and from Mr. Mike, a charismatic, sociopathic gangster who was once a mentor but has now turned on him. Escaping into a navy wrestling with its history of racism and sexism, C?sar soon sees the absurdity of certain prejudices that seem as old as the US Armed Forces. When he is deployed aboard the USS Kitty Hawk, racial tensions are high and are moving quickly toward violence. Through it all, C?sar's ever-growing sense of honor and self-worth force him to make moral decisions he never knew he was capable of. It's a fortitude he will desperately need"--Provided by publisher.

Text and illustrations look at the dangerous plan of an enslaved man named Robert Smalls taking control of a Confederate steamboat, the Planter.

Presents an account of the 1944 civil rights protest involving hundreds of African-American Navy servicemen who were unjustly charged with mutiny for refusing to work in unsafe conditions after the deadly Port Chicago explosion.

Describes the fifty black sailors who refused to work in unsafe and unfair conditions after an explosion in Port Chicago killed 320 servicemen, and how the incident influenced civil rights.

Describes the fifty black sailors who refused to work in unsafe and unfair conditions after an explosion in Port Chicago killed 320 servicemen, and how the incident influenced civil rights.

The story of the experiences of the African-American crew of the USS Mason as they made history by escorting six convoys across the Atlantic, performing all the duties of seamanship needed to take a warship into combat.

A novel based on the life of Carl Brashear as depicted in the motion picture, Men of Honor. It is the story of Carl Brashear a man who had a wish-- to become the first African-American Master Chief Navy Diver.

In July 1944 an explosion at a California navy base killed hundreds of sailors loading munitions. Fifty black seamen, refusing to resume work in unsafe conditions, were charged with mutiny, facing decades in jail and even execution.