Modern Day
This section features selected images of African Americans in the modern day era. In this collection are images of J. Paul Reason, who became the first African American to become a four-star admiral in 1996. Also in this section are images of Michelle J. Howard, who became the first African American female to promoted to a four-star admiral in 2014. Currently, among the enlisted ranks, African Americans make up seventeen percent of the Navy's total force.
Other resources:
Downloadable African American Pamphlet
NHHC African American Experience
Image: 412-APD-1330-2014-1106: Admiral Michele J. Howard, 2014. Admiral Howard speaking at a Veteran's Day event. Official Environmental Protection Agency photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
