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Janice Hayes-Williams: Remembering the messmen and others at the U.S. Naval Academy | COMMENTARY
Most importantly was the relationship between Black people and the Naval Academy, which began as soon as you arrived in 1845. As the military is “sanctuary” for those fleeing from harm, those enslaved and being abused had found a place of safety and found employment instead.
Source: capitalgazette.com