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Courage Has No Color
Candlewick Press | 2013 | 10 and up
ABOUT THE BOOK:
Courage Has No Color
The True Story of the Triple Nickles
Foreword by Ashley Bryan
More than 100 photographs!
Many have heard of the Tuskegee Airmen, but few know of the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion--the Triple Nickle. These were our first black paratroopers. They proved the black soldiers could do anything their white counterparts could do. They even fought a little-known attack on U.S. soil by the Japanese!
Learn how these men paved the way for other black soldiers in the Army, and integrated the Army 6 months before Truman's Executive Order.
Tanya Lee Stone (author of Almost Astronauts) has done extensive original research and put the pieces of this story together in full historical context for readers young and old. A labor of love that has taken nearly 10 years, this story is finally able to be told, complete with more than 100 photographs. Theirs is an extraordinary story.
AWARDS & REVIEWS:
Kirkus (starred): "An exceptionally well-researched, lovingly crafted and important tribute to unsung American heroes."
Publishers Weekly (starred): "A captivating look at a small but significant piece of military and civil rights history."
School Library Journal (starred): "A moving, thoughtful history...a gift to readers....a must-have for any library."
Booklist (starred): "Riveting...written with great immediacy, clarity, and authority."