Black officer, white Navy : a memoir / Reuben Keith Green ; foreword by John P. Cordle.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Green, Reuben Keith, author.

Contributor:

• Cordle, John P., writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• African American sailors--Social conditions--20th century.
• Racism--United States--History--20th century.
• Race discrimination--United States--History--20th century.
• Green, Reuben Keith.
• United States. Navy--African Americans--Biography.
• United States. Navy--Officers--Biography.
• United States. Navy--Military life.

Physical Description:

xiv, 206 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, [2024]

Summary:

"In Black Officer, White Navy, Lieutenant Commander Reuben Keith Green shares a compelling and enthralling account of how, as a Black man in the post-Vietnam War era, he navigated his unique career path from high school dropout to unrestricted line officer in the US Navy. Weaving history with personal narrative, Green's engaging, raw, and insightful storytelling style provides an insider's analysis of what was happening within the navy, ultimately exposing systemic racism throughout the US military. Using the "power of the pen," he offers uninhibited accounts of sometimes life-threatening confrontations that resulted from personal and institutional racial bias, describing what it was like to "sail second class" in the navy. Green, who retired as a decorated surface-warfare officer in the mid-1990s, presents an eye-opening account of the challenges, discrimination, and resistance he faced while serving in the military. Through it all, Green's characteristic sense of humor and honesty shine as he tells one hell of a sea story"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

• Zumwalt's Legacy
• Bootcamp and Almost Becoming a Mineman
• Yeoman in the Mine Force
• Guantanamo Bay and Captain's Mast
• Equal Opportunity Program Specialist and Hard Knocks
• Officer Candidate School, Surface Warfare Officer (Basic) School, and
• Communications Officer School
• Communications Officer, USS Voge, the Steam Navy
• Engineer Officer, USS Boone
• Cruising, Crashing, and Other Disasters
• Executive Officer, USS Gemini, the Hydrofoil Navy
• Training the Fleet
• Sailing Second Class.

ISBN:

• 9781985900288
• 1985900289
• 9781985900295
• 1985900297

OCLC:

1389552670

Publisher Number:

99996478064