Saturday, January 10, 2004

2:30–4:30 a.m.

102.Black Men in the Union Navy during the Civil War
Marriott, Harding Room

Chair: David L. Valuska, Kutztown University
Papers:

Black Men in the Union Navy during the Civil War: The Perspective from the Howard University Black Sailors Research Project
Joseph P. Reidy, Howard University

" They called us ‘bluejackets’!” : An Exploration into the Naval Experiences of South Carolina Freedmen in Port Royal, South Carolina
Lisa Y. King, Morgan State University

“ . . . A Perfect Terror to the Rebel Community”: African American Sailors in the Potomac Flotilla
Roger A. Davidson Jr., Coppin State College
Comment: David L. Valuska