Double V : the Civil Rights Struggle of the Tuskegee Airmen.

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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 plac...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Scott, Lawrence P.
Otros Autores: Womack, William M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, 1998.
Temas:
United States. > Air Force > African Americans > History.
United States. > Air Force
1914-1945
Air pilots, Military > United States > History.
World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, African American.
World War, 1914-1918 > Participation, African American.
African Americans > Civil rights.
Pilotes d'aéronef militaires > États-Unis > Histoire.
Noirs américains > Droits.
HISTORY > General.
African Americans > Civil rights
Air pilots, Military
Armed Forces > African Americans
Military participation > African American
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (351 pages)
ISBN:9780870139536
0870139533
9781628950694
1628950692

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