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Captain Hugh Mulzac
In 1942 at the age of 56, Hugh Mulzac became the first African-American merchant marine naval officer to skipper an integrated crew.
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Rear Admiral Michelle Howard
Howard coordinated the complex tactical plan to rescue Capt. Phillips, who was taken hostage after Somali pirates boarded his container ship.
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Bill Pinkney
In June 1992, Bill Pinkney became one of the first black men to sail solo around the world.
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Michael Healy
Also known as "Hell Roaring Mike" – was commanding officer of the Coast Guard cutters Chandler, Corwin, Bear, McCulloch and Thetis.
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Paul Cuffe
When Paul Cuffe learned about the movement to settle free African-Americans in West Africa, he decided to go investigate.
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Siah Carter
In 1862, 18 slaves, including Siah Carter, ran away from the Shirley Plantation while the Union army occupied the plantation property.
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Captain Absalom Boston
Absalom Boston stood out as the first whaling ship captain to sail with an all-black crew.
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Olaudah Equiano
Olaudah Equiano is considered to be the author of the first black slave narrative.
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Ralph Ellison
Ralph Ellison conceptualized the idea for his best-known novel, Invisible Man.
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Rear Admiral Evelyn Fields
Fields is the first African-American and first woman to become director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officers Corps.
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James Forten
An influential black mariner in the 1700s was James Forten of Philadelphia.
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Marcus Garvey
Marcus Garvey, best known for his aggressive nationalist activism, was also a man of the sea.
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Moe Molinar
Molinar, a black treasure hunter, had stumbled on the wreck of a slave ship.
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Frederick Douglass
Douglass' most well-known work is his autobiography, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, which was published in 1845.
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Hendrick Quintor
After joining the pirates of the Whydah, Quintor earned a reputation as one of the toughest pirates on the ship.
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"Dorie" Miller
Doris Miller, an African-American sailor, went from serving as the ship’s cook to a war hero when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
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Carl Brashear
Carl Brashear, the first black U.S. Navy diver, overcame a humble upbringing and racial discrimination to make extraordinary achievements above and below the sea.
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Robert Smalls
Called by many as an American hero, he took work as a deck hand on the steamer Planter.
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Captain William T. Shorey
Among the whalers who sailed through the Golden Gate, Captain Shorey stands out as an exemplary man.
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