Unlawful Orders A Portrait of Dr. James B. Williams, Tuskeegee Airman, Surgeon, and Activist

"The Tuskegee Airmen heroically fought for the right to be officers of the US military so that they might participate in World War II by flying overseas to help defeat fascism. However, after winning that battle, they faced their next great challenge at Freeman Field, Iowa, where racist white officers barred them from entering the prestigious Officers' Club that their rank promised them. The Freeman Field Mutiny, as it became known, would eventually lead to the desegregation of the US armed forces, forever changing the course of American history and race relations. One Black officer who refused to give in to the bigotry at Freeman Field was James Buchanan "JB" Williams. JB grew up the son of sharecroppers, but his loving family and insuppressible intellect drove him to push boundaries placed on Black Americans in the early twentieth century. JB's devotion to the betterment of others took him from the classroom where he learned to be a d

ISBN:	9781338754261
Publisher:	Scholastic Focus
Imprint:	Scholastic Focus
Published date:	18 Oct 2022
DEWEY:	940.544973092
DEWEY edition:	23/eng/20220408
Language:	English
Number of pages:	cm
Weight:	499g
Height:	214mm
Width:	140mm
Spine width:	30mm

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