ST AUGUSTINE, Florida — The little-known story of the ‘”Golden 13,” the U.S. Navy’s first Black commissioned officers, is chronicled in two oral histories, one compiled by historian and retired naval officer Paul Stillwell; the other by Politicojournalist Dan C. Goldberg. Each reveals a similar set of facts: 16 sailors of African descent were thrust … Continued
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