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

Duration:

52 min

Cast:

Melvin Van Peebles, Felipe Luciano

Quality:

HD

Director:

Alfred Santana, Denise Belén Santiago

Release:

2012

Country:

United States

Rating:

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