Slaves, sailors, citizens : African Americans in the Union navy /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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DeKalb :
Northern Illinois University Press,
[2002]
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| Online Access: | Table of contents Table of contents |
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.