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Overview
The film looks at men and women of color in the U.S. Merchant Marine from 1938-1975. Through chronicling the lives of these men and women who, with a median age of 82, are beset with a host of life-threatening illnesses, the movie tells how they navigated issues of racism, disparities in the workplace, gender and familial relations.
Director
Alfred Santana
Production
Third World Newsreel
Cast
Melvin Van Peebles
Self (Interviewee)
Felipe Luciano
Narrator
