UNH Speakers Bureau Black Jacks: African American Seamen in the
Age of Sail (Book Title) W. Jeffrey Bolster, master mariner and
historian, shatters the myth that black seafaring in the age of
sail was limited to the Middle Passage. Rescuing African
American seamen from obscurity, this stirring account reveals
the critical role sailors played in helping forge new identities
for black people in America. An epic tale of the rise and fall
of black seafaring, Black Jacks is African Americans' freedom
story presented from a fresh perspective.