Slaves, Sailors, Citizens

by Steven J. Ramold

As many as one in six Union navy sailors was African American, many of them former slaves. This richly detailed history shows that the free blacks and "contraband" slaves who joined the U.S. Navy during the Civil War were essential to Northern victories at sea. Through their role in preserving the Union, they helped to win recognition for African Americans as full citizens.

African Americans joined the U.S. Navy from the first days of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0875802869
• ISBN13: 9780875802862
• Release Date: November 2001
• Publisher: Northern Illinois University Press
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher