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African Americans Biography African Americans Segregation History 20th century Interviews Iraq War, 2003-2011 Personal narratives, American Lucas, Jack 1928-2008 Southern States Race relations History 20th century Interviews United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 172nd. Battalion, 3rd. Company C. Biography United States. Marine Corps. Marine Regiment, 26th. YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION History United States 20th Century YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION People & Places United States African American & Black YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION Social Topics Prejudice & RacismLucas, Jack
Summary: A candid combat memoir recalls the battlefield exploits of a seventeen-year-old Marine Corps private, whose selfless actions at the height of the Battle of Iwo Jima not only saved his companions, but also led to him becoming the youngest Marine in history to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LUCAS, JACK H. LUCAvery, Jaha Nailah
Summary: The past is not past. We may think something ancient history, or something that doesn't affect our present day, but we would be wrong. Those Who Saw the Sun is a collection of oral histories told by Black people who grew up in the South during the time of Jim Crow. Jaha Nailah Avery is a lawyer, scholar, and reporter whose family has roots in North Carolina stretching back over 300 years....
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Levine Querido 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: J 305.896 AVESummary: Straight from the front lines in Iraq, it is the first war movie filmed by the soldiers themselves. Steve is a wisecracking carpenter who aspires to be a writer. Zack is a Lebanese-American university student who loves to travel and is fluent in Arabic. Mike is a father and resolute patriot who rejoined the Army after 9/11. These soldiers captured over 800 hours of footage, providing a glimpse...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021