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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811068003321

Autore

Scott Lawrence P

Titolo

Double V : the civil rights struggle of the Tuskegee Airmen / / Lawrence P. Scott, William M. Womack, Sr

Pubbl/distr/stampa

East Lansing, : Michigan State University Press, 1994

ISBN

0-87013-953-3

0-585-27800-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (351 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

WomackWilliam M. <1916->

Disciplina

940.54/4973

Soggetti

Air pilots, Military - United States - History

World War, 1939-1945 - Participation, African American

World War, 1914-1918 - Participation, African American

African Americans - Civil rights

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- 1. By Any Means Necessary -- 2. Phoenix -- 3. Giant Steps -- 4. The Movement -- 5. The Negro Aviator and the Military -- 6. America Prepares for War: African Americans Not Wanted -- 7. The Experiment: The "Smoke Screen" -- 8. War on Two Fronts -- 9. Beyond the Call of Duty -- 10. Epilogue: Before the Brown Decision -- Bibliography -- Index.