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African American women African Americans Biography Earley, Charity Adams 1918-2002 United States. Army. Women's Army Auxiliary Corps African American officers Biography United States. Army. Women's Army Corps African American officers Biography Women Biography Women soldiers World War, 1939-1945 Participation, African American World War, 1939-1945 Participation, African American Juvenile literature World War, 1939-1945 Participation, FemaleBinns, Barbara
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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Focus 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 WILFarrell, Mary Cronk
Summary: Shares the story of the African American women who enlisted in the newly formed Women's Army Auxiliary Corps in World War II, centering the story around Charity Adams, the woman who commanded the only black WAAC battalion sent overseas.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2019