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Unlawful orders: : a portrait of dr. james b. williams, tuskegee airman, surgeon, and activist

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"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 doctor, to serving as a medic in the US military and eventually joining the elite Tuskegee Airmen, where he fought to change the minds of all who believed Black men couldn't make good soldiers. But JB's greatest contribution came in his role as doctor and Civil Rights activist after the war, where he continued to push past injustices placed on Black Americans. Critically acclaimed author Barbara Binns tells the story of one man's remarkable life, and in doing so, explores the trials of the brave Black freedom fighters who defended the world against racism and bigotry, both on the front lines and at home"--
Language
eng
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Extent
xii, 305 pages
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Brodart Bibz On-Order Record
Contents
  • Meet JB Williams
  • World War I
  • The Red Summer of 1919
  • Starting a new life
  • Separate but equal : Plessy v. Ferguson
  • Growing up JB
  • Double V for victory
  • Eleanor Roosevelt
  • Lieutenant Davis
  • Bombardiers
  • Freeman Field
  • Mutiny
  • The 101 Club
  • War's end
  • The war for health care
  • The National Medical Association
  • Medical practice
  • Mutiny's final acts
  • Legacy
  • Afterword : a history of black medicine
Isbn
9781338754261
Instance
Label
Unlawful orders: : a portrait of dr. james b. williams, tuskegee airman, surgeon, and activist
Title
Unlawful orders:
Title remainder
a portrait of dr. james b. williams, tuskegee airman, surgeon, and activist
Creator
Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"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 doctor, to serving as a medic in the US military and eventually joining the elite Tuskegee Airmen, where he fought to change the minds of all who believed Black men couldn't make good soldiers. But JB's greatest contribution came in his role as doctor and Civil Rights activist after the war, where he continued to push past injustices placed on Black Americans. Critically acclaimed author Barbara Binns tells the story of one man's remarkable life, and in doing so, explores the trials of the brave Black freedom fighters who defended the world against racism and bigotry, both on the front lines and at home"--
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Binns, Barbara
Dewey number
  • 940.54/4973092
  • B
  • 920.9/940544973
Intended audience
  • Ages 8-12
  • Grades 4-6
Intended audience source
  • Scholastic Focus
  • Scholastic Focus
LC call number
D790.253 477th
LC item number
.B56 2022
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  • Williams, James
  • Williams, James
  • United States
  • United States
  • African American physicians
  • Surgeons
  • Flight crews
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • African Americans
  • African American physicians
  • Surgeons
  • Flight crews
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • African Americans
  • History
  • South Side (Chicago, Ill.)
  • South Side (Chicago, Ill.)
  • United States
  • United States
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Unlawful orders: : a portrait of dr. james b. williams, tuskegee airman, surgeon, and activist
Instantiates
Note
Brodart Bibz On-Order Record
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-298)
Contents
Meet JB Williams -- World War I -- The Red Summer of 1919 -- Starting a new life -- Separate but equal : Plessy v. Ferguson -- Growing up JB -- Double V for victory -- Eleanor Roosevelt -- Lieutenant Davis -- Bombardiers -- Freeman Field -- Mutiny -- The 101 Club -- War's end -- The war for health care -- The National Medical Association -- Medical practice -- Mutiny's final acts -- Legacy -- Afterword : a history of black medicine
Dimensions
22 cm
Extent
xii, 305 pages
Isbn
9781338754261
Isbn Type
;
Lccn
2022016415
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
131370170
Label
Unlawful orders: : a portrait of dr. james b. williams, tuskegee airman, surgeon, and activist
Note
Brodart Bibz On-Order Record
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-298)
Contents
Meet JB Williams -- World War I -- The Red Summer of 1919 -- Starting a new life -- Separate but equal : Plessy v. Ferguson -- Growing up JB -- Double V for victory -- Eleanor Roosevelt -- Lieutenant Davis -- Bombardiers -- Freeman Field -- Mutiny -- The 101 Club -- War's end -- The war for health care -- The National Medical Association -- Medical practice -- Mutiny's final acts -- Legacy -- Afterword : a history of black medicine
Dimensions
22 cm
Extent
xii, 305 pages
Isbn
9781338754261
Isbn Type
;
Lccn
2022016415
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
131370170

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