The black ships were given this name because the vessels were black as they were older and black smoke would rise from the coal-fired steam engines of the American ships.
<span>The Navajo Code talkers played a critical role during World War II. The members of this Native American group were recruited by the US military as individuals who could relay important battlefield messages without the fear of the message being decoded by the Axis Powers. This was because the Navajo language was very difficult to learn and there were very little written records of this language. This is why the US military recruited this group specifically. Thanks to their service, the US military officers were able to communicate battefield positions of their enemies and ongoing correspondence about the place of their next attack without fear of their enemy breaking their code. </span>
-helped end descrimination in federal employment in 1950
D. Karl Barth, I don't really know so check if needed.
