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| Cragin Asks Military, Civilians to Improve Race Relations |
Washington
Feb. 16,
2001 — DoD has made great strides in equal opportunity,
but the journey has not ended, Charles L. Cragin told the
standing room only crowd in the Pentagon auditorium during
DoD's African American History Month observance, Feb. 8.
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| Some People Uncomfortable With Ethnic Observances, General
Says |
Washington
Feb. 14, 2001 — "I'm a little anxious about the subject
of African American History Month because a lot of people
are uncomfortable with that subject," Marine Corps Maj. Gen.
Clifford L. Stanley told the packed Pentagon auditorium here
Feb. 8.
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| African-Americans in the Navy |
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Washington
Feb.
1, 2001 —- Blacks have served in the Navy since before
there was a republic, but their contributions — even
their numbers — aren't widely known.
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Washington
Jan. 12, 2001 — I've
learned as an adult that there is so much more African-American
history than was taught to me, as a child.
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| In 1915,
Carter Godwin Woodson, the father of Black history, founded
the Association for the Study of African-American Life and
History. Each February, the Association proposes a theme to
guide the celebration of National African American History
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History
of African-Americans in the
Civil War
"Once let the black man get upon his person the brass
letters, U.S., let him get an eagle on his button, and
a musket on his shoulder and bullets in his pockets, and
there is no power on earth which can deny that he has
earned the right to citizenship in the United States."
— Frederick Douglass
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National
Park Service
The recent growth in the study and interpretation of African-
American History within the National Park Service illustrates
the comprehensive attempt by many park units to tell their
parts of this story to the American people. |
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African-American
History in the
Coast Guard
The
first commissioned officer was Hopley Yeaton, commanding
officer of the SCAMMEl. Yeaton owned a slave named Senegal
who served Yeaton on many cruises. Alexander Hamilton’s
request for "ten boats" for the protection of
revenue specified each be armed with swivels, small cannons
on a revolving base that could be turned and fired in every
direction.
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This exhibit marks the publication of The African-American
Mosaic: A Library of Congress Resource Guide for the Study
of Black History and Culture. |
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African-American Astronauts
JSC's employees represent the diversity of our community.
In the spirit of Black History Month, JSC is highlighting
the achievements of African-Americans at NASA.
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| Ships
named after African-Americans |
| 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.
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African-American
History
in the Marine Corps
The first African-American to wear the Marine uniform,
and all African-American Marines who served in World War
II, received their training at this complex on Camp Lejeune's
Montford Point.
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