Chapter VIII. Recrudescence of South's Intolerance.

Confronted by Racial Prejudice--Splendid Attitude of Negro Shamed It--Kept out of Navy--Only One Percent of Navy Personnel Negroes--Modified Marines Contemplated--Few Have Petty Officers' Grades--Separate Ships Proposed--Negro Efficiency in Navy--Material for "Black Ships"--Navy Opens Door to Negro Mechanics