Double V : the Civil Rights Struggle of the Tuskegee Airmen.

Double V : the Civil Rights Struggle of the Tuskegee Airmen.

On April 12, 1945, the United States Army Air Force arrested 101 of its African American officers. They were charged with disobeying a direct order from a superior officer-a charge that could carry the death penalty upon conviction. They were accused of refusing to sign an order that would have plac...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Scott, Lawrence P.
Other Authors: Womack, William M.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, 1998.
Subjects:
United States. > Air Force > African Americans > History.
United States. > Air Force
1914-1945
Air pilots, Military > United States > History.
World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, African American.
World War, 1914-1918 > Participation, African American.
African Americans > Civil rights.
HISTORY > General.
African Americans > Civil rights
Air pilots, Military
Armed Forces > African Americans
Military participation > African American
United States
History
Online Access:Click for online access
Table of 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.

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