Salty Dog Blues (2012)

0.0/10 52 min Documentary

Overview

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.

Cast

Melvin Van Peebles

Self (Interviewee)

Felipe Luciano

Narrator

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