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02096aam a2200433 i 4500 001 DC20C7AC370411E887D7D95B97128E48 003 SILO 005 20180403010230 008 171012s2018 ncuab b 001 0beng 010 $a 2017049329 020 $a 1476667276 020 $a 9781476667270 035 $a (OCoLC)959535514 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d NYP $d YDX $d OCLCO $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a E840.5.C53 $b M87 2017 082 00 $a B $a B $2 23 100 1 $a Murphy, Ric, $e author. 245 10 $a Rear Admiral Larry Chambers, USN : $b first African American to command an aircraft carrier / $c Ric Murphy. 246 30 $a First African American to command an aircraft carrier 264 1 $a Jefferson, North Carolina : $b McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, $c [2018] 300 $a vii, 220 pages : $b illustrations, maps ; $c 23 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a "The first African-American aircraft carrier commander, Rear Admiral Lawrence Cleveland Chambers (1920- ) played a prominent role as captain of the USS Midway during the Vietnam War. This biography covers his early life and military career, including his role in the desegregation of the U.S. Navy during a period of racial strife"-- $c Provided by publisher. 600 10 $a Chambers, Larry, $d 1929- 610 10 $a United States. $b Navy $x Officers $v Biography. 610 10 $a United States. $b Navy $x African Americans $v Biography. 610 20 $a Midway (Attack aircraft carrier) $v Biography. 650 0 $a Admirals $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a African American sailors $x Social conditions $y 20th century. 650 0 $a African American sailors $x History $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Vietnam War, 1961-1975 $x Aerial operations, American. 650 0 $a Vietnam War, 1961-1975 $x Naval operations, American. 651 0 $a United States $x History, Naval $y 20th century. 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20180403021135.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=DC20C7AC370411E887D7D95B97128E48 994 $a 92 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search