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" Asking about King / Drew really was like touching the third rail , " said Connie Rice , a prominent civil rights lawyer who is African American . In that new environment , thrown together with a mission to fulfill , the workers found new lives , new careers and , ultimately , a new society.Crews worked around the clock for the duration of the war , producing an average of one ship a week - a mind-boggling total of 747 ships in less than four years.And they came from a society that was still racially segregated , and in which men 's spheres and women 's spheres were separate and largely unequal.Hawkins , who is African American , speaks from experience . Surveys the writings of African American women writers from slavery to the present and explores the African American female literary tradition in the context of black history and culture . America can do better by adopting a real agenda that supports and empowers African Americans in overcoming the growing economic disparities that exist under the current Republican agenda . In addition , CDC received $ 10 million in funding to support efforts to reduce mother-to-child HIV transmission , which disproportionately affects African Americans . The growing number of women who are incarcerated disproportionately impacts African American and Hispanic women . Studies have shown that women are much more likely to have the disease than men , and that it affects African Americans , Asians , and Native Americans more commonly than Caucasians . " Henry , who is African American , spent several years trying to piece together the story of the white descendants of A.J .