Black Hands, Blue Seas

Black Hands, Blue Seas

Through the themes of work, war, and activism, the exhibition covers a breadth of struggles and successes in African American maritime history. During the Civil War, more than 20 percent of the Union naval forces were African American, and World War Il saw the advent of the first ship manned by an a...

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Veröffentlicht in:Humanities (Washington) 2005-11, Vol.26 (6), p.48
1. Verfasser: Kliff, Sarah
Format: Magazinearticle
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
African Americans
American history
Armed Forces
Eskimo Aleut Languages
Eskimos
Exhibits
Freedom
Literacy Education
Museum exhibits
Oral History
Reading Instruction
Recognition (Achievement)
Sailing ships
United States History
War
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Zusammenfassung:Through the themes of work, war, and activism, the exhibition covers a breadth of struggles and successes in African American maritime history. During the Civil War, more than 20 percent of the Union naval forces were African American, and World War Il saw the advent of the first ship manned by an all black crew, the USS Mason.
ISSN:0018-7526
1555-0532