Episode 200: Blood, Sweat, and Tears | Race Riot on USS Kitty Hawk

Tina and Hillary cover the race riot aboard USS Kitty Hawk.

The USS Kitty Hawk race riot shook the Navy, highlighting deep racial divides. BUT when black sailors faced charges, while white ones walked free, it exposed a painful injustice within the ranks.

Sources
CNN
US aircraft carrier, site of a 1972 race riot at sea, on way to scrapyard--by Brad Lendon

Military History Now
The Kitty Hawk Race Riot — Inside the Eruption of Violence That Engulfed a U.S. Navy Carrier

The Navy Times
Race riot at sea — 1972 Kitty Hawk incident fueled fleet-wide unrest--by Mark Faram

Naval Musem
Article B: USS Kitty Hawk: A Riot for Equal Rights
The USS Kitty Hawk Riot, October 1972

San Diego Reader
USS Kitty Hawk

Wikipedia
USS Kitty Hawk riot

Photos
USS Kitty Hawk--from US Navy via Military History Now
Executive Officer Commander Benjamin Cloud--via Patrick Murfin Blog