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Last updated on December 25, 2024.
Michael Augustine Healy was an American career officer with the United States Revenue Cutter Service, reaching the rank of captain. He has been recognized since the late 20th century as the first man of African-American descent to command a ship of the United States government.
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When I am in charge of a vessel, I always command; nobody commands but me. I take all the responsibility, all the risks, all the hardships that my office would call upon me to take. I do not steer by any man's compass but my own.