The first Black sailor to serve as a modern-era Navy SEAL wasn’t allowed to use the public pool in his Ohio hometown.Still, William Goines left Lockland, Ohio at 19 to join the Navy, soon became ...

Fred "Tiz" Morrison, thought to be the first Black Navy SEAL, technically served as a "frogman" on an underwater demolition team, the precursor to today's Navy SEALs. According to Navy.mil ...