Salty Dog Blues
The film looks at men and women of color in the U.S. Merchant Marine from 1938-1975. Through chronicling the lives of these men and women who, with a median age of 82, are beset with a host of life-threatening illnesses, the movie tells how they navigated issues of racism, disparities in the workplace, gender and familial relations.
- Genre: Documentary
- Studio: Third World Newsreel
- Keyword: navy, 1970s, racism, inequality, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1930s
- Cast: Melvin Van Peebles, Felipe Luciano
