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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Tanya Lee Stone examines the role of African Americans in the military via the story of America's first regiment of Black paratroopers, the Triple Nickles, and their fight against the Japanese in a little-known World War II attack on the American West.
Author
Language
English
Description
"When the United States entered World War II, it had to face its own contradictions at home. Opportunities opened up for Black people and women in support of the war effort. But ideas about race and gender didn't change as swiftly. Read the story of the first all-Black battalion in the Women's Army Corps-the Six Triple Eight-and its leader, Major Charity Adams. These women bravely confronted the racism and sexism they experienced. And they did it...