Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-320) and index.
Contents
Pt. I. The glorious failure : Reconstruction and the Naval Academy, 1872-1876. "Not-- their equals socially" -- "Speechless walls as companions" -- Pt. II. Persona non grata : Jim Crow and the Naval Academy, 1877-1941. Segregation by occupation -- "Railroaded out of Navy" -- "They shall not pass" -- Pt. III. Breaking the color barrier : World War II and the first black graduate, 1942-1949. Racial policy "revolution" -- The greater challenge -- Demerits by the bucketful -- Success and celebrity.