A Sailor's Story: The Autobiography of Percy Paul Provost - Hardcover

Provost, P Paul

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1410753999 ISBN 13: 9781410753991

Publisher: 1st Book Library, 2003

Synopsis

A Sailor s Story the autobiography about my life No one else lived it It contains a multitude of history that many people are not aware Various conversations in recent years validate this fact Many do not know how Blacks were treated in the South the segregation that we endured They had no idea of what the term Jim Crow meant This book brings to light the fact that discrimination was openly practiced in the U S Navy When I enlisted in 1939 Black men had no choice of duty assignments It was understood We would be menservants only performing menial chores This book informs the public primarily the young Black generation some positive experiences were realized as a Sailor I participated in several naval testing experiences including the A Bomb aboard the U S S Chilton APA 38 in 1946 where I met and served Dr Edward Teller and other scientists This lead to another choice duty aboard the U S S Boxer aircraft carrier testing the H Bomb at Eniwetok Proving Ground Navy Test Center 1958 Young people especially should realize what I did that one can begin with meager means establish goals and attain the ultimate in life

Edition details

• Publisher: 1st Book Library
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1410753999
• ISBN 13: 9781410753991
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 320