The Color of the Band: A Soldier Triumphs in Love and Overcomes Hate in Occupied Germany and Beyond

by Walter D Medley

Post-World War II SFC (Ret.) Walter D. Medley, Jr., now ninety-four, teamed with author and print journalist Yvonne J. Medley (no relation, perhaps) to write this untold story of American History--the role that All-Negro Army Bands and Honor Guard played to help win a second term for President Harry S. Truman and support to desegregate the military; a Black soldier's navigation of Jim Crow racism in both the military and in American society; and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0C92J4Z6N
• ISBN13: 9798218220327
• Release Date: July 2023
• Publisher: Medley Management and Prose, Inc.
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"