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1870s-1880s
African-Americans: 1870s-1880s
Following the Civil War, African Americans continued to serve in the U.S. Navy in rates such as clerks, stewards, and messman.
Other resources:
Downloadable African American Pamphlet
NHHC African American Experience
Image: NH 53996: USS Galena (1880-1892), circa 1880s. Ship's African American Sailors. NHHC Photograph Collection.