The Liberty Ship Booker T. Washington was the first major U.S. oceangoing vessel to be named after an African-American. The ship was designed and built by the California Shipbuilding Corp. at Terminal Island Los Angeles. World renowned singer Marian Anderson christened the ship. The ship made its first trans-Atlantic crossing in 1943 from New York City […]
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