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Growing up in the South, Bobby Earl Perkins, a native of Montgomery, Alabama, knew firsthand the abrasive issues of segregation and racial tension; as a way to escape, he joined the military only to find himself in the middle of it again as a 23 year old, an E-4, and a ship's cook many oceans away. This is Perkins's untold testimony on the plight of African American sailors during the late 1960s while stationed on the shore of Subic Bay Naval Base, a U.S. military installation situated in the Philippines. Although serving on foreign soil, Perkins and fellow black servicemen suffered the same intolerance there--from getting demoted in rank to facing criminal charges-- all because of their skin color. A Sailor's Memoir reads like a diary format covering almost two years of Perkins's duty tour while taking the reader on a heartfelt journey. The subject gives a panoramic glimpse into the happenings around the naval base. For example, Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination in 1968 spurred racial outbreak and riots inside Subic Bay. This piece of history is shrouded in the story of Subic since it mirrors the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. This little-known but historically relevant testimony is a story that is not so ordinary; however, its significance is not alien to many.

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Dr. Barbara Perkins-Brown is a public educator and a former member of the Army National Guard. She earned her doctorate degree in Educational Leadership, Policy & Law from Alabama State University. Her latest book Subic: A Sailor's Memoir (Based on the Story of Bobby Earl Perkins) unveils a little-known, but historically relevant, account of her father and his fellow servicemen who endured racism in the military while stationed in Subic Bay Naval Base, Philippines during the late 1960s. Dr. Brown loves writing poetry and devotional guide to profess her Christian faith; some of her works include 54 Poems for the Lord in 2 Days, Sackcloth: Voices in Verse, The Joys Within, and In the Presence of the Ultimate: A Guide to Spiritual Inquiry. She is an active part of Alabama State Poetry Society, Alabama Writers Conclave, Military Writers Society of America, A Galaxy of Verse, and Toastmasters International. Dr. Brown had lived in Honolulu, Hawaii before residing in Montgomery, Alabama--now she calls home and enjoys the southern lifestyle with her four children.

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