Breaking the color barrier [electronic resource] : the U.S. Naval Academy's first Black midshipmen and the struggle for racial equality / Robert J. Schneller, Jr.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-320) and index.
Contents
Pt. I. Glorious failure: Reconstruction and the Naval Academy, 1872-1876 -- Not .... their equals socially -- Speechless walls as companions -- Pt. II. Persona non grata: Jim Crow and the Naval Academy, 1877-1941 -- Segregation by occupation -- Railroaded out of Navy -- They shall not pass -- Pt. III. Breaking the color barrier: World War II and the first black graduate, 1942-1949 -- Racial policy revolution -- Greater challenge -- Demerits by the bucketful -- Success and celebrity.
Reproduction
Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, Michigan Publishing, 2013. Includes both TIFF files and keyword searchable text. ([ACLS Humanities E-Book]) Mode of access: Intranet.
