"Joseph Quarterman (left), Bob Martin, Howard Gasaway, and Chubby Martin wear their Captain's uniforms as they prepare for the annual flag raising ceremony in June, 2016." Photograph and caption by Becky Harlan.
This file appears in: Seafarers Yacht Club: This 1945 yacht club is the oldest operational Black boating club in the United States.
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This file appears in: Seafarers Yacht Club: This 1945 yacht club is the oldest operational Black boating club in the United States.
Seafarers Yacht Club: This 1945 yacht club is the oldest operational Black boating club in the United States.
Established in 1945 by mariner Lewis Thomas Green, the Seafarers Yacht Club became one of the first community spaces for black boaters in Washington, DC. Green began building his own boats around the…