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Double V : the civil rights struggle of the Tuskegee Airmen / Lawrence P. Scott, William M. Womack, Sr.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Scott, Lawrence P.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Air Force--African Americans--History.
- United States.
- Air pilots, Military--United States--History.
- Air pilots, Military.
- World War, 1939-1945--Participation, African American.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1914-1918--Participation, African American.
- World War, 1914-1918.
- African Americans--Civil rights.
- African Americans.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (351 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, 1994.
- Language Note:
- English
- 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.
- Contents:
- Intro
- 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.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-87013-953-3
- 0-585-27800-8
- OCLC:
- 658092470
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