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Carole Boston Weatherford

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Tells the story of the U.S. Lifesaving Service, which was the precursor of the Coast Guard, and its only all black crew, operating off Pea Island on the North Carolina coast, led by Richard Etheridge.

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OL Work ID
OL94069W

Subjects

United StatesUnited States. Life-Saving ServiceLifesaving stationsAfrican American lifeboat crew membersAfrican AmericansJuvenile literatureBiographyHistory

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