Trailblazing African American Surfman of the U.S. Lifesaving Service Joseph Berry

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Trailblazing African American Surfman of the U.S. Lifesaving Service Joseph Berry

"PEA ISLAND - Joseph H. Berry, father of Maxie Berry BM/1c, retired in 1917. In the background is his picture taken in 1908 in his old Coast Guard uniform."

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Tags: Berry, Minorities, Blacks, Pea Island, Equal Opportunity, African American, USLSS, first, Integration, Race, surfman, Minority, Racial, trailblazer, Desegregation

Photo by: USCG Historian's Office | VIRIN: 230630-G-G0000-118.JPG

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