Carl Maxie Brashear, a United States Navy sailor, was the first African American to become a U.S. Navy Master Diver. His life story was depicted in the film Men of Honor (2000), starring Cuba Gooding, Jr. Brashear was born on January 19, 1931, in Tonieville, Kentucky. He was the sixth of eight children born to […]
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