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July 6, 1945
The Gary American
Gary, Lake County, Indiana
What is this article about?
Announcement by Fischer Publishing of John Beecher's book 'All Brave SAILORS,' chronicling the SS Booker T. Washington's WWII service under a Black captain with an integrated crew, highlighting racial solidarity against Hitlerism. Publication set for August 1st.
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Story of SS Booker T. Washington
To Be Published Soon
NEW YORK - Announcement was made this week by the Fischer Publishing Company, New York City, that John Beecher's forthcoming new book, ALL BRAVE SAILORS, the story of the SS Booker T. Washington, will be published August 1st.
According to the publishers, John Beecher, great grandnephew of Harriet Beecher Stowe, adds a new chapter to his family's tradition of militant democracy in his chronicle of the SS Booker T. Washington's war service. Shortly after Pearl Harbor, he signed on as an officer under the ship's Negro captain. For two years he has served in the battle of supply to the invasion ports, as one of the SS Booker T. Washington's mixed crew, eating, sleeping, working and going ashore alongside his black, yellow, brown, and white shipmates.
Out of this unique experience comes ALL BRAVE SAILORS. It describes the diverse personalities that made up this extraordinary ship community, how each member shared in the common effort to prove American racial solidarity in defeating Hitlerism and how it welded men from many walks of life and classes into a cooperative unit to make a reality of an idea that has often been discredited as Utopian.
To Be Published Soon
NEW YORK - Announcement was made this week by the Fischer Publishing Company, New York City, that John Beecher's forthcoming new book, ALL BRAVE SAILORS, the story of the SS Booker T. Washington, will be published August 1st.
According to the publishers, John Beecher, great grandnephew of Harriet Beecher Stowe, adds a new chapter to his family's tradition of militant democracy in his chronicle of the SS Booker T. Washington's war service. Shortly after Pearl Harbor, he signed on as an officer under the ship's Negro captain. For two years he has served in the battle of supply to the invasion ports, as one of the SS Booker T. Washington's mixed crew, eating, sleeping, working and going ashore alongside his black, yellow, brown, and white shipmates.
Out of this unique experience comes ALL BRAVE SAILORS. It describes the diverse personalities that made up this extraordinary ship community, how each member shared in the common effort to prove American racial solidarity in defeating Hitlerism and how it welded men from many walks of life and classes into a cooperative unit to make a reality of an idea that has often been discredited as Utopian.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
Military Action
Personal Triumph
What themes does it cover?
Bravery Heroism
Justice
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Ss Booker T Washington
John Beecher
All Brave Sailors
Wwii Ship Service
Racial Solidarity
Integrated Crew
Wartime Supply
What entities or persons were involved?
John Beecher
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Negro Captain
Where did it happen?
Ss Booker T. Washington, Invasion Ports
Story Details
Key Persons
John Beecher
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Negro Captain
Location
Ss Booker T. Washington, Invasion Ports
Event Date
Shortly After Pearl Harbor, For Two Years
Story Details
John Beecher chronicles his service as an officer on the SS Booker T. Washington under a Black captain, with a mixed-race crew proving American racial solidarity through cooperative wartime supply efforts against Hitlerism.