Unlawful Orders: A Portrait of Dr. James B. Williams, Tuskegee Airman, Surgeon, and Activist (Scholastic Focus)

by Barbara Binns

Book Overview

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.

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1338754262
• ISBN13: 9781338754261
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: Scholastic Focus
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.5" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7