Impact of the King Assassination. Though blacks and whites alike mourned Kingâs passing, the killing in some ways served to widen the rift between black and white Americans, as many blacks saw Kingâs assassination as a rejection of their vigorous pursuit of equality through the nonviolent resistance he had championed.
The Open Boat by Stephen Crane Originally published as, Stephen Crane's Own Story (1897), The Open Boat is based on the real-life ordeal that Crane endured when the boat he was taking to Cuba ran aground and sank off the Florida coast.
In July of 1997 we were approached by a firm with a new device that might have application in open water rescue operations. They were interested in the numbers of larger recreational boats and ships worldwide. We put some info together for them along with some additional water rescue information.