Maritime Heritage
Olivia Hooker
(1915 – 2018)
The last known survivors of the Tulsa race riots of 1921, and the first African-American
woman to enter the U.S. Coast Guard in February 1945.
Two African-American USCG SPARS, Olivia Hooker and Aileen Anita Cooks,
posing on a ladder aboard training ship ‘USS Neversail’, Manhattan Beach,
Brooklyn, New York, United States, date unknown
[Public Domain via World War II Database]
– – – Websites – – –
Olivia Hooker: A Veteran’s Story – The Maritime Executive
Washington, K. “Olivia J. Hooker (1915-2018),” Blackpast.org
– – – Videos – – –
Dr. Olivia Hooker: A SPAR’s Story – [Min: 5:05]
African American Legends: Olivia J. Hooker, and Reggie Turner – [Min: 28:25]
100-Year-Old Olivia Hooker on Fordham, Faith, and Redemption – [Min: 3:54]