Black Sailor, White Navy : Racial Unrest in the Fleet during the Vietnam War Era /
Sherwood, John Darrell
Black Sailor, White Navy : Racial Unrest in the Fleet during the Vietnam War Era / John Darrell Sherwood. - 1 online resource : 14 black and white illustrations
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
It is hard to determine what dominated more newspaper headlines in America during the 1960s and early '70s: the Vietnam War or America's turbulent racial climate. Oddly, however, these two pivotal moments are rarely examined in tandem.John Darrell Sherwood has mined the archives of the U.S. Navy and conducted scores of interviews with Vietnam veterans - both black and white - and other military personnel to reveal the full extent of racial unrest in the Navy during the Vietnam War era, as well as the Navy's attempts to control it. During the second half of the Vietnam War, the Navy witnessed some of the worst incidents of racial strife ever experienced by the American military. Sherwood introduces us to fierce encounters on American warships and bases, ranging from sit-down strikes to major race riots.The Navy's journey from a state of racial polarization to one of relative harmony was not an easy one, and Black Sailor, White Navy focuses on the most turbulent point in this road: the Vietnam War era.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780814740361 9780814786789
10.18574/nyu/9780814786789.001.0001 doi
African American sailors--Civil rights--History--20th century.
African American sailors--Social conditions--20th century.
Protest movements--History--United States--20th century.
Race discrimination--History--United States--20th century.
Racism--History--United States--20th century.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--African Americans.
HISTORY / Military / Vietnam War.
Navy. Navys. Sherwood. Vietnam. attempts. control. during. era. extent. full. racial. reveals. unrest. well.
DS559.8.B55 / S53 2007
940.54/5108996073
Black Sailor, White Navy : Racial Unrest in the Fleet during the Vietnam War Era / John Darrell Sherwood. - 1 online resource : 14 black and white illustrations
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
It is hard to determine what dominated more newspaper headlines in America during the 1960s and early '70s: the Vietnam War or America's turbulent racial climate. Oddly, however, these two pivotal moments are rarely examined in tandem.John Darrell Sherwood has mined the archives of the U.S. Navy and conducted scores of interviews with Vietnam veterans - both black and white - and other military personnel to reveal the full extent of racial unrest in the Navy during the Vietnam War era, as well as the Navy's attempts to control it. During the second half of the Vietnam War, the Navy witnessed some of the worst incidents of racial strife ever experienced by the American military. Sherwood introduces us to fierce encounters on American warships and bases, ranging from sit-down strikes to major race riots.The Navy's journey from a state of racial polarization to one of relative harmony was not an easy one, and Black Sailor, White Navy focuses on the most turbulent point in this road: the Vietnam War era.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780814740361 9780814786789
10.18574/nyu/9780814786789.001.0001 doi
African American sailors--Civil rights--History--20th century.
African American sailors--Social conditions--20th century.
Protest movements--History--United States--20th century.
Race discrimination--History--United States--20th century.
Racism--History--United States--20th century.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--African Americans.
HISTORY / Military / Vietnam War.
Navy. Navys. Sherwood. Vietnam. attempts. control. during. era. extent. full. racial. reveals. unrest. well.
DS559.8.B55 / S53 2007
940.54/5108996073