Book Talk: Defending Black Sailors from Discriminatory Prosecution
Part of the Waging Peace in Vietnam Exhibit and Events
November 7, 5:30-7:30PM British and Irish Studies Room, Norlin Library
Racial tension was high when a fight broke out between White and Black sailors aboard the massive Kitty Hawk aircraft carrier that serviced the bombing missions over Vietnam. Discovering the unfair, unequal, and frankly discriminatory treatment to which Blacks were subjected, Marv Truhe, the JAG officer assigned to the case, mounted a vigorous defense of the Black sailors. His book draws on the original documents he collected and saved. Marv Truhe, former Navy JAG officer, author of Against All Tides: The Unknown Story of the USS Kitty Hawk Race Riot Waging Peace events are co-sponsored by University Libraries, the Applied History Initiative, and the Department of History in addition to the Partnerships for International Strategies in Asia (PISA)
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