African American Sailors of the Civil War Navy

February is African American History Month.  The celebration commemorates the many achievements of figures throughout the experience of the ...

In Case You Missed It: Black History Month Highlights

In honor of African American history month, here are all previous post links to our "African American History Month Highlights" po...

African American Sailors and the Sesquicentennial: A Trend Worth Following

The social history of the sailor will take priority in how we continue to interpret the navy’s role.   Scholarship continues to detail how s...

African Americans in the Union Navy: Honor, Courage, Commitment

Crewmembers cooking on deck, in the James River, Virginia, 9 July 1862. Photographed by James F. Gibson.  The contraband sailor in ...

Black History Month Highlight: Medal of Honor Recipient John Lawson

Biography and images courtesy of the Naval History and Heritage Command . John Lawson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 16 June 1837...

Port Columbus Celebrates Black History Month

2/7/2011 PRESS RELEASE For immediate release Contact:    Jon Ezzell (706) 327-9798 or (800) 742-2811 media@portcolumbus.org Special Black Hi...

Black History Month Highlight: Robert Blake

Contraband Robert Blake (Photo#: NH 103762) Robert Blake was born into slavery in Virginia. After escaping, he enlisted in the US Navy from ...

Black Civil War Military Archives to Hampton University

Historian and author Bennie J. McRae, Jr. has recently donated his archives of materials documenting the experience of African-American men ...

"Blacks in Blue Jackets" pamphlet available for download.

This past Friday (24 September), the Civil War Navy Sesquicentennial debuted its first publication at the 2010 Virginia Civil War Sesquicent...

African Americans in the Civil War: John Lawson and Robert Smalls

Eight African-American sailors won the Congressional Medal of Honor during the American Civil War. Former slave John Lawson became of four ...

Celebrating African-Americans in the Civil War Navy

Pictured: Racial integration on the USS Hunchback This is the first of a series of blog postings celebrating the African-American involvemen...