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Re: maritime history and African Americans

[Blacks found both racial (ie skin pigmentation) and "other" discrimination in the maritime trades.] Indeed. There seemed to be a disproportionate number of black sailors from the islands of the Caribbean on the ships I sailed on. I remember standing close to the main mast on a Liberty ship...

Posted to The Need for Maritime History Education (Forum) by Munozzzzz on 12-28-2007

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