1970 - USCG Trailblazing African American CWO Alva Anderson, USCG

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1970 - USCG Trailblazing African American CWO Alva Anderson, USCG

USCG Trailblazing African American CWO Aboard His Command. "Chief Warrant Officer Alva C. Anderson conns the San Francisco Lightship which he commands, while a radar operator watches the scope for other surface vessels." OFFICIAL U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO - 1123702 Photo by R. Sunderlin

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Tags: desegregation, Minorities, San Francisco, public affairs, integration, minority, Race, Blacks, command, african american, Lightship, FIRST, Equal Opportunity, Trailblazer, Racial

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