Courage has no color, the true story of the Triple Nickles :
Stone, Tanya Lee.
Courage has no color, the true story of the Triple Nickles : America's first black paratroopers / Tanya Lee Stone. - Somerville, MA : Candlewick Press, 2013. - p. cm.
Tells the history of the the United States military’s first black paratrooper unit. During World War II, African American soldiers were mostly relegated to service and security jobs, generally denied the same training and active-combat positions that were available to their white counterparts. Read about the history of rampant racism in the U.S. military and the smaller, tightly focused account of a group of black soldiers determined to serve their country and demonstrate their value as soldiers.
High school
9780763651176
2012942315
940.541
Courage has no color, the true story of the Triple Nickles : America's first black paratroopers / Tanya Lee Stone. - Somerville, MA : Candlewick Press, 2013. - p. cm.
Tells the history of the the United States military’s first black paratrooper unit. During World War II, African American soldiers were mostly relegated to service and security jobs, generally denied the same training and active-combat positions that were available to their white counterparts. Read about the history of rampant racism in the U.S. military and the smaller, tightly focused account of a group of black soldiers determined to serve their country and demonstrate their value as soldiers.
High school
9780763651176
2012942315
940.541