Paul Stilwell profiles the courageous and groundbreaking Golden Thirteen, the U.S. Navy's first African American officers on active duty, who recall in their own words how each maintained his dignity, pride, and humor in the face of prejudice and condescension.

Title from container. Unabridged. Compact discs. Duration: 8:30:00.

The importance of inspiration / Graham E. Martin -- Training the Golden Thirteen / Paul D. Richmond -- Living a respectable life / Samuel E. Barnes -- Producing something the world wants to buy / George C. Cooper -- The Golden Thirteen plus one / John F. Dille, Jr. -- A naval officer instead of a flier / John W. Reagan -- Live and let live / Frank E. Sublett, Jr. -- Run my mouth and boss like hell / Jesse W. Arbor -- James Hair and the USS Mason / Norman H. Meyer -- Son of a slave / James E. Hair -- A more democratic navy than the nation it serves / William S. White.