Black sailor, white Navy : racial unrest in the fleet during the Vietnam War era / John Darrell Sherwood.
| Author/creator | Sherwood, John Darrell, 1966- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : New York University Press, ©2007. |
| Description | xxiv, 344 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Supplemental Content | Contributor biographical information |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Prologue: storm warning -- The black sailor : chambermaid to the braid and nothing more -- Racial unrest strikes the Army and Marines -- The Zumwalt revolution -- Kitty Hawk : the pot begins to boil -- Blow off : the Kitty Hawl riot -- More unrest : the Hassayampa riot -- The sit-down strike on the Constellation -- Negotiations with the protestors : a comedy of errors -- The Hicks Subcommittee hearings : questions and motives -- Violence on nearly every ship : race riots after Constellation -- The struggle to eliminate bias in the fleet -- From awareness to affirmation -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Appendix: Navy ranks and ratings, 1970. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-330) and index. |
| LCCN | 2006102458 |
| ISBN | 9780814740361 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0814740367 (cloth : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | DS 559.8.B55 S53 2007 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |