{"product_id":"black-sailor-white-navy-racial-unrest-in-the-fleet-during-the-vietnam-war-era-9780814740361","title":"Black Sailor White Navy  Racial Unrest in the","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is hard to determine what dominated more newspaper headlines in America during the 1960s and early 70s: the Vietnam War or America's racial climate. This book aims to reveal the racial unrest in the Navy during the Vietnam War era, as well as the Navy's attempts to control it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eU. S. Naval Historian Center historian John Darrell Sherwoods examines the racial situation in the Navy during the sixities and seventies and the Navys attempts to deal with it. * The VVA Veteran *\u003cbr\u003eJohn Darrell Sherwoods \u003cb\u003eBlack Sailor, White Navy\u003c\/b\u003e is an important contribution to social\/cultural military history. * The Journal of American History *\u003cbr\u003eHighly Recommended * The Hook *\u003cbr\u003eSherwood's contribution to our understanding of the racial tension that the navy experienced as the Vietnam War ended for American troops should interest military historians and students of the Vietnam War. -- Ron Milam,Military History of the West\u003cbr\u003eA well-constructed narrative that examines the origins and events of the naval version of the Civil Rights movement in the early 1970s . . . A valuable contribution to both our understanding of the dynamics of the United States Navy and the Civil Rights movement toward the end of the Vietnam War era. -- Ronald Bruce Frankum, Jr.,Millersville, Pennsylvania\u003cbr\u003e“ is well researched and relies heavily on primary sources, particularly from the navy. Sherwood’s main sources for the book are the JAGMAN (the Judge Advocate General’s Manual) investigations of the racial incidents. The investigations provide a detailed report of the incidents and any recommendations for corrective or disciplinary action. * Journal of American Ethnic History *\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003cb\u003eBlack Sailor, White Navy\u003c\/b\u003e John Darrell Sherwood offers an intelligent and much-needed examination of the racial turmoil in the navy in the later years of the Vietnam War. * International Journal of Maritime History *\u003cbr\u003eA scholarly, readable, and thought provoking account of a troubled period in American history. Readers interested in the Navy, the Vietnam conflict, and race relations will find this authoritative study invaluable. * Journal of Military History *\u003cbr\u003eBased on naval archives and scores of Vietnam veterans (both black and white), this book examines racial unrest in the turbulent Vietnam-era Navy and the Navy’s efforts to control it. * Columbia College Today *\u003cbr\u003eA valuable contribution to the growing historiography on racial and ethnic minorities in wartime. . . . Sherwoods good writing, voluminous research, and perceptive conclusions should make his book the standard treatment of its subject. * American Historical Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments Prologue: Storm Warning Glossary 1 The Black Sailor: Chambermaid to the Braid and Nothing More 2 Racial Unrest Strikes the Army and Marines 3 The Zumwalt Revolution 4 Kitty Hawk: The Pot Begins to Boil 5 Blow Off: The Kitty Hawk Riot 6 More Unrest: The Hassayampa Riot 7 The Sit-down Strike on the Constellation 8 Negotiations with the Protesters: A Comedy of Errors 9 The Hicks Subcommittee Hearings: Questions and Motives 10 Violence on Nearly Every Ship: Race Riots after Constellation 11 The Struggle to Eliminate Bias in the Fleet 12 From Awareness to Af?rmation Epilogue Appendix: Navy Ranks and Ratings, 1973 Notes Bibliography Index About the Author","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405882597719,"sku":"9780814740361","price":42.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780814740361.jpg?v=1730493791","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/black-sailor-white-navy-racial-unrest-in-the-fleet-during-the-vietnam-war-era-9780814740361","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}