The golden thirteen : how Black men won the right to wear Navy gold / Dan C. Goldberg.

Author/creator Goldberg, Dan C., 1984- author.
Format Book
PublicationBoston : Beacon Press, [2020]
Description272 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Portion of title How Black men won the right to wear Navy gold
Spine title Golden 13
Contents "We're sending you up to Great Lakes." -- "Don't put your time in Negroes." -- "I just don't believe you can do the job." -- "We are discriminated against in every way." -- "Would it be demanding too much to demand full citizenship?" -- "A cordial spirit of experimentation" -- "As good as any fighting men the US Navy has" -- "You are now men of Hampton." -- "I feel very emphatically that we should commission a few Negroes." -- "You can make me an officer, but my parents made me a gentleman." -- "His intelligence and judgment are exceptional." -- "You forget the color and remember the rank." -- "There is that salute you never got."
Abstract "This is the story of the thirteen black men who broke one of the military's most rigid racial barriers and integrated the officer corps of the United States Navy."-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 253-261) and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Goldberg, Dan C., 1984- The golden thirteen Boston : Beacon Press, [2020] 9780807021897
Genre/formHistory.
Genre/formNaval history.
LCCN 2019059058
ISBN9780807021583 hardcover
ISBN080702158X hardcover
ISBNelectronic book

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks VB324 .A47 G64 2020 ✔ Available Place Hold