Courage Has No Color: The True Story of the Triple Nickles: America’s First Black Paratroopers
by Tanya Lee Stone
Candlewick Press (MA) (Oct 08, 2013)
Paperback, 160 pages
Nonfiction
Target Age Group: Middle Grade
Description of Courage Has No Color: The True Story of the Triple Nickles: America’s First Black Paratroopers by Tanya Lee Stone
World War II is raging, and thousands of American soldiers are fighting overseas against the injustices brought on by Hitler. Back on the home front, discrimination against African Americans plays out as much on Main Street as in the military. Tanya Lee Stone examines the little-known history of the Triple Nickles, America’s first black paratroopers, who fought in an attack on the American West by the Japanese. The 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion, in the words of First Sergeant Walter Morris, "proved that the color of a man had nothing to do with his ability."
Front matter includes a foreword by Ashley Bryan. Back matter includes an author’s note, an appendix, a timeline, source notes, a bibliography, and an index.

- ISBN: 9780763665487
- Imprint: Candlewick Press (MA)
- Publisher: Candlewick Press
- Parent Company: Candlewick Press
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