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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 "contraba

During the Antebellum era, thousands of free black sailors were arrested for violating the Negro Seamen Acts. In retelling the harrowing experiences of free bla

Examines the roles of African-Americans, both free men and slaves, in maritime history during the years 1740 to 1865. Also discusses their relationships with wh

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The heart of this book is the remarkable Civil War diary of the author’s great-grandfather, William Benjamin Gould, an escaped slave who served in the United