Salty Dog Blues
Salty Dog Blues

Salty Dog Blues

2012-01-01 | 52 min

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.

Genres

Documentary

Cast

Melvin Van Peebles

Melvin Van Peebles

Felipe Luciano

Felipe Luciano

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