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Unlawful orders : a portrait of Dr. James B. Williams, Tuskeegee airman, surgeon, and activist  Cover Image Book Book

Unlawful orders : a portrait of Dr. James B. Williams, Tuskeegee airman, surgeon, and activist / Barbara Binns.

Binns, Barbara, (author.).

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  • ISBN: 9781338754261 :
  • ISBN: 1338754262 :
  • Physical Description: xii, 305 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Scholastic Focus, 2022.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"True stories in focus"--Jacket.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-298).
Target Audience Note:
Ages 8-12. Scholastic Focus.
Grades 4-6. Scholastic Focus.
Subject: Williams, James, 1919-2016.
United States. Army Air Forces. Bombardment Group, 477th > Biography.
African American physicians > Illinois > Chicago > Biography.
Surgeons > Illinois > Chicago > Biography.
Flight crews > United States > Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, African American.
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, American.
African Americans > Social conditions > 20th century.
South Side (Chicago, Ill.) > Biography.
African Americans > Biography.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Town of Orford Libraries.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.

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0 current holds with 1 total copy.

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24630. ‡aPortrait of Dr. James B. Williams, Tuskeegee airman, surgeon, and activist
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500 . ‡a"True stories in focus"--Jacket.
521 . ‡aAges 8-12. ‡bScholastic Focus.
521 . ‡aGrades 4-6. ‡bScholastic Focus.
520 . ‡a"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. 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. 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"-- ‡cProvided by publisher.
504 . ‡aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 273-298).
60010. ‡aWilliams, James, ‡d1919-2016.
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