Breaking the color barrier : the U.S. Naval Academy's first black midshipmen and the struggle for racial equality

Preface AcknowledgmentsPart I The Glorious Failure: Reconstruction and the Naval Academy, 1872-18761 "Not ... Their Equals Socially" 2 "Speechless Walls as Companions" Part II Persona Non Grata: Jim Crow and the Naval Academy, 1877-19413 Segregation by Occupation 4 "Railroaded Out of Navy" 5 "They Shall Not Pass" Part III Breaking the Color Barrier: World War II and the First Black Graduate, 1942-19496 Racial Policy "Revolution" 7 The Greater Challenge 8 Demerits by the Bucketful 9 Success and Celebrity Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index About the Author