Description |
1 online resource (351 pages) |
Contents |
Foreword; Introduction; 1. By Any Means Necessary; 2. Phoenix; 3. Giant Steps; 4. The Movement; 5. The Negro Aviator and the Military; 6. America Prepares for War: African Americans Not Wanted; 7. The Experiment: The "Smoke Screen"; 8. War on Two Fronts; 9. Beyond the Call of Duty; 10. Epilogue: Before the Brown Decision; Bibliography; Index |
Summary |
On April 12, 1945, the United States Army Air Force arrested 101 of its African American officers. They were charged with disobeying a direct order from a superior officer-a charge that could carry the death penalty upon conviction. They were accused of refusing to sign an order that would have placed them in segregated housing and recreational facilities. Their plight was virtually ignored by the press at the time, and books written about the subject did not detail the struggle these aviators underwent to win recognition of their civil rights. The central the |
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Print version record |
Subject |
United States. Air Force -- African Americans -- History
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SUBJECT |
United States. Air Force. fast (OCoLC)fst00538280 |
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Air pilots, Military -- United States -- History
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, African American
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, African American
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African Americans -- Civil rights.
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HISTORY -- General.
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African Americans -- Civil rights.
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Air pilots, Military.
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Armed Forces -- African Americans.
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Military participation -- African American.
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United States.
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History.
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Womack, William M
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ISBN |
9780870139536 |
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0870139533 |
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9781628950694 |
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1628950692 |
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