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WASHINGTON DC 20374-5060
Online Library of Selected Images:
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African-Americans and the U.S. Navy
African-Americans have served in the U.S. Navy since its beginnings.
They have worked for the Navy as civilians and have provided it
with important services from other walks of life. This section
presents a broad selection of our images that relate to African-Americans
and their relationships with the United States Navy.
Subsections of this section include:
African-Americans and the U.S.
Navy -- 1860s. African-Americans and the U.S. Navy -- 1870s
and 1880s. African-Americans and the U.S. Navy -- 1890s.
African-Americans
and the U.S. Navy -- 1900 to 1917. African-Americans and the U.S. Navy -- World
War I to World War II. African-Americans and the U.S. Navy -- World
War II. African-Americans and the U.S. Navy -- 1945-1959.
African-Americans
and the U.S. Navy -- The Vietnam War. African-Americans and the U.S. Navy -- The
1960s and 1970s.
U.S. Navy Ships Named for African
Americans
Recruiting Posters Featuring African-Americans
For related textual information, see the Naval Historical
Center's "Frequently Asked Questions":
African-Americans
and the U.S. Navy.
NOTES:
To the best of our knowledge, the Online Library's pictures
are all in the Public Domain, and can therefore be freely downloaded
and used for any purpose.
Some images linked from this page may bear obsolete credit lines
citing the organization name: "Naval Historical Center".
Effective 1 December 2008 the name should be cited as: "Naval
History and Heritage Command".
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Page made 10 December 1998
Coding updated 10 May 2009