Sea Change at Annapolis: The United States Naval Academy, 1949-2000

Contents

Contents Foreword by Senator John McCain xiii Preface xv Acknowledgments xxv 1 An Introduction to the United States Naval Academy 1 2 The Higher Ideals of Democracy: Race and Recruiting through 1964 37 3 The Right Thing to Do: Race and Recruiting since 1964 57 4 The Spiritual Ball Game: Anderson v. Laird and the End of Mandatory Chapel Attendance 79 5 The Seeds of Revolution: Women at the Naval Academy through 1976 109 6 Revolutionary Change at Evolutionary Speed: Women in the Class of 1980 135 7 A New Mystique: Women at the Naval Academy since 1980 163 8 That Inescapable Trait of Midshipmen: The Creation of the Honor Concept, Protests, Pranks, and Other Remarkable Activities 191 Conclusion 213 Note on the Sources 221 Statistical Appendix 231 Notes 239 Bibliography 349 Index 365 This page intentionally left blank Map and Illustrations Map The United States Naval Academy xxx Illustrations Aerial view of the Naval Academy 7 Filming Men of Annapolis 42 African American stewards serve midshipmen 53 ‘‘Do you know a Black Midshipman?’’ 70 Billy Graham at the Naval Academy 94 ‘‘Doonesbanana’’ 140 Cheerleading 151 The women of the class of 1980 graduate 161 The Naval Academy appears in Playboy magazine 173 Women climb the Herndon Monument 189 Daniel Ellison and the LOG 203 Margaret Chase Smith reads the LOG 205 POW/MIA press conference at the Naval Academy 209 This page intentionally left blank Tables 1 Minority Admissions Statistics, 1968 62 2 Statistics on Female Midshipmen at USNA 168 3 Attrition of Female Midshipmen versus Female Varsity Athletes 171 4 Forms of Harassment Female Midshipmen Reported in 1992 178 5 Minorities and Women at NAPS 232 6 Minorities and Women Entering USNA 234 7 Minorities and Women Graduating from USNA 236 8 Superintendents and Commandants, 1949–2000 238 This page intentionally left blank ...