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In 1944, the U.S. Navy had 100,000 Black sailors, but not a single Black officer. This is the hidden story of the "Golden Thirteen," the first 16 Black men selected for officer training, and the systemic trap set by the Navy to ensure they failed.

This documentary uncovers the racial injustice of the Navy's "seagoing bellhop" policy and the secret plan to discredit its first Black officer candidates. We explore how these men were given an impossible 8-week timeline (half the normal length), and how - when they passed with the highest scores in the station's history - the Navy forced them to retake the tests. Discover the story of their solidarity, their triumph over a racist system, and the ultimate injustice of how their commissions were handled.

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