It was a world in which it seemed necessary to go along with certain facts of segregated life. This included self-derogation. Hence, his jokes about Man-Tan (a tanning cream of the ‘50s), his reference to one of his musicians as “Bing Crosby in Technicolor” and his use, until someo...
We were nearly abreast of the Sunk Rock and the time was about 7:30 AM. From the Bridge of the ship the Captain noticed a smart sailor going up and down the Flight Deck wielding a baton. Imagining that FOST team had ordered some exercise, he asked me what was going on. I was stump...