SS Booker T. Washington
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ss-booker-t-washington-258-15565155
title:
SS Booker T. Washington
text:
Booker T. Washington was a United States Maritime Commission (MC) Liberty ship and the first major oceangoing ship and first of 17 Liberty ships that were named after African-Americans. The ship was named for Booker T. Washington, notable educator, author, orator, and advisor to presidents of the United States. At launch Mary McLeod Bethune gave the address and notable singer Marian Anderson christened the ship. Hugh Mulzac, the first African-American earn a United States Merchant Marine master'
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
United States Maritime Commission Liberty ship
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Booker_T._Washington
date created:
date modified:
2023-06-29T16:41:58Z
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13
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