A sailor's story in black & white
Subtitle: battle for the Hawk
By: by David B. Almond
Publisher: Xulon Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: [United States]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 255
ISBN-13: 9781625093905
Subjects: History; Race riots; African Americans; African American sailors; Social conditions; Race relations; Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Naval operations; Biography; Kitty Hawk (Aircraft carrier); United States. Navy; United States
Other titles: Sailor's story in black and white; Battle for the Hawk
Description: As a young, black seventeen year old, fresh out of L.A. High School, Los Angeles, Ca., in 1972, David Almond was about to embark on the U.S.S. Kitty Hawk. An exuberant, eager sailor, David was ready to serve his country, having just been accepted and inducted into the United States Navy. Excited to "see the world," he was unaware of the ticking time bomb that was about to explode during an era of strained racial relations between blacks and whites in the Navy. "What was happening on the 'Hawk' was a microcosm of the introspection of the soul of America. America's soul was in conflict, tortured and twisted. Bad became good, and good became evil."
Notes: "During the Vietnam War, the U.S. Navy's first race riot was a considerable 'thorn in the flesh', and the shot heard round the fleet."

"This book is particularly dedicated to all those who experienced the riot on board the U.S.S. Kitty Hawk (CVA-63) on October 12-13, 1972."--Page vii.