Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • "AMERICA HAS SUCH TARS" : African American sailors before the Civil War
  • "THE WANTS OF THE SERVICE" : the politics of African American enlistment
  • A UNIQUE SET OF MEN : the demographics of African American sailors
  • "SICK OF THE SEA" : everyday life in the Union Navy
  • "ENERGETICALLY AND BRAVELY-NONE MORE SO" : African American sailors in combat
  • BEFORE THE BENCH : African American sailors in the Navy criminal justice system
  • ONE WHO WAS THERE : Charles B. Fisher, United States Navy
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.