The Resource Courage has no color : the true story of the Triple Nickles : America's first Black paratroopers, Tanya Lee Stone, (electronic resource)
Courage has no color : the true story of the Triple Nickles : America's first Black paratroopers, Tanya Lee Stone, (electronic resource)
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- Summary
- They became America?s first black paratroopers. Why was their story never told? Sibert Medalist Tanya Lee Stone reveals the history of the Triple Nickles during World War II. World War II is raging, and thousands of American soldiers are fighting overseas against the injustices brought on by Hitler. Back on the home front, the injustice of discrimination against African Americans plays out as much on Main Street as in the military. Enlisted black men are segregated from white soldiers and regularly relegated to service duties. At Fort Benning, Georgia, First Sergeant Walter Morris?s men serve as guards at The Parachute School, while the white soldiers prepare to be paratroopers. Morris knows that for his men to be treated like soldiers, they have to train and act like them, but would the military elite and politicians recognize the potential of these men as well as their passion for serving their country? Tanya Lee Stone examines the role of African Americans in the military through the history of the Triple Nickles, America?s first black paratroopers, who fought in a little-known attack on the American West by the Japanese. The 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion, in the words of Morris, "proved that the color of a man had nothing to do with his ability."
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Note
- Electronic book
- Contents
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- Courage has no color
- Soldiers, not servants
- I'm going to tell you a secret
- I had a mission that was (above) and beyond me
- Bets were made that blacks would never jump
- We were going to tangle with Hitler
- We were soldiers. We did what we had to do
- The army had no place for us
- We will have a colorless society one day
- Isbn
- 9780763668204
- Label
- Courage has no color : the true story of the Triple Nickles : America's first Black paratroopers
- Title
- Courage has no color
- Title remainder
- the true story of the Triple Nickles : America's first Black paratroopers
- Statement of responsibility
- Tanya Lee Stone
- Subject
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- 555th Parachute Infantry Association -- Juvenile literature
- African American soldiers -- History -- 20th century
- African American soldiers -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
- African Americans -- Social conditions -- To 1964
- African Americans -- Social conditions -- To 1964 -- Juvenile literature
- Electronic books
- Race discrimination -- United States
- Race discrimination -- United States -- Juvenile literature
- United States -- Race relations | History -- 20th century
- United States -- Race relations | History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
- United States, Army -- African American troops | History -- 20th century
- United States, Army -- African American troops | History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
- United States, Army -- Parachute troops | History -- 20th century
- 555th Parachute Infantry Association
- United States, Army | Parachute Infantry Battalion, 555th -- History
- United States, Army | Parachute Infantry Battalion, 555th -- History -- Juvenile literature
- World War, 1939-1945 -- African Americans
- World War, 1939-1945 -- African Americans -- Juvenile literature
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Western Front
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Western Front -- Juvenile literature
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, African American
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, African American -- Juvenile literature
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United States
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United States -- Juvenile literature
- United States, Army -- Parachute troops | History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- They became America?s first black paratroopers. Why was their story never told? Sibert Medalist Tanya Lee Stone reveals the history of the Triple Nickles during World War II. World War II is raging, and thousands of American soldiers are fighting overseas against the injustices brought on by Hitler. Back on the home front, the injustice of discrimination against African Americans plays out as much on Main Street as in the military. Enlisted black men are segregated from white soldiers and regularly relegated to service duties. At Fort Benning, Georgia, First Sergeant Walter Morris?s men serve as guards at The Parachute School, while the white soldiers prepare to be paratroopers. Morris knows that for his men to be treated like soldiers, they have to train and act like them, but would the military elite and politicians recognize the potential of these men as well as their passion for serving their country? Tanya Lee Stone examines the role of African Americans in the military through the history of the Triple Nickles, America?s first black paratroopers, who fought in a little-known attack on the American West by the Japanese. The 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion, in the words of Morris, "proved that the color of a man had nothing to do with his ability."
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- MnSpTMCL
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Stone, Tanya Lee
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- United States
- United States
- United States
- 555th Parachute Infantry Association
- United States
- United States
- United States
- 555th Parachute Infantry Association
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- African American soldiers
- African Americans
- Race discrimination
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- African American soldiers
- African Americans
- Race discrimination
- World War, 1939-1945
- United States
- United States
- Label
- Courage has no color : the true story of the Triple Nickles : America's first Black paratroopers, Tanya Lee Stone, (electronic resource)
- Link
- Note
- Electronic book
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 124-140) and index
- Contents
- Courage has no color -- Soldiers, not servants -- I'm going to tell you a secret -- I had a mission that was (above) and beyond me -- Bets were made that blacks would never jump -- We were going to tangle with Hitler -- We were soldiers. We did what we had to do -- The army had no place for us -- We will have a colorless society one day
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780763668204
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- c8oyo89
- Reproduction note
- Electronic reproduction.
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (MnSpTMCL)c8oyo89
- System details
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- Format: Adobe EPUB
- Requires: cloudLibrary (file size: 19.4 MB)
- Label
- Courage has no color : the true story of the Triple Nickles : America's first Black paratroopers, Tanya Lee Stone, (electronic resource)
- Link
- Note
- Electronic book
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 124-140) and index
- Contents
- Courage has no color -- Soldiers, not servants -- I'm going to tell you a secret -- I had a mission that was (above) and beyond me -- Bets were made that blacks would never jump -- We were going to tangle with Hitler -- We were soldiers. We did what we had to do -- The army had no place for us -- We will have a colorless society one day
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780763668204
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- c8oyo89
- Reproduction note
- Electronic reproduction.
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (MnSpTMCL)c8oyo89
- System details
-
- Format: Adobe EPUB
- Requires: cloudLibrary (file size: 19.4 MB)
Subject
- 555th Parachute Infantry Association -- Juvenile literature
- African American soldiers -- History -- 20th century
- African American soldiers -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
- African Americans -- Social conditions -- To 1964
- African Americans -- Social conditions -- To 1964 -- Juvenile literature
- Electronic books
- Race discrimination -- United States
- Race discrimination -- United States -- Juvenile literature
- United States -- Race relations | History -- 20th century
- United States -- Race relations | History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
- United States, Army -- African American troops | History -- 20th century
- United States, Army -- African American troops | History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
- United States, Army -- Parachute troops | History -- 20th century
- 555th Parachute Infantry Association
- United States, Army | Parachute Infantry Battalion, 555th -- History
- United States, Army | Parachute Infantry Battalion, 555th -- History -- Juvenile literature
- World War, 1939-1945 -- African Americans
- World War, 1939-1945 -- African Americans -- Juvenile literature
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Western Front
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Western Front -- Juvenile literature
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, African American
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, African American -- Juvenile literature
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United States
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United States -- Juvenile literature
- United States, Army -- Parachute troops | History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
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