03750cam a2200577 4500 764966043 TxAuBib 20230420120000.0 ||||||s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781338754278 1338754270 B09NFFMMKD Amazon 6c59f6b4-db27-4d10-a033-3c49dda011ab OverDrive (Reserve ID) 8265797 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Binns, Barbara. Unlawful Orders [OverDrive] : A Portrait of Dr. James B. Williams, Tuskegee Airman, Surgeon, and Activist (Scholastic Focus). Scholastic Inc., 2022. us history. racism. Racial Equality. World War Two. Hero. segregation. airman. US Military. Bravery. Civil Rights. Military. black. WWII. Pilot. battle. discrimination. Tuskegee. black lives matter. black american. front line. Freeman Field. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 68MB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Biography & Autobiography. History. Juvenile Nonfiction. HTML:<p>Barbara Binns presents the inspiring story of one man in his struggle for racial equality in the field of battle and the field of medicine.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p>. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2023-04-19 20:00:03. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=6c59f6b4-db27-4d10-a033-3c49dda011ab&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=6c59f6b4-db27-4d10-a033-3c49dda011ab&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=6c59f6b4-db27-4d10-a033-3c49dda011ab&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)