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Courage Has No Color: The True Story of the Triple Nickles: America's First Black Paratroopers
Courage Has No Color The True Story of the Triple Nickles America's First Black Paratroopers Author:Tanya Lee Stone What is courage? What is strength? Perhaps it is being ready to fight for your nation even when your nation isn't ready to fight for you. — World War II was raging, with thousands of American soldiers fighting overseas against the injustices brought on by Hitler, but the injustice of discrimination against African Americans went unchecked in ... more »the American military. In spite of institutional racism, the Triple Nickels became America's first black paratroopers and fought a little-known World War II attack on the American West by the Japanese. Their courage paved the way for a more integrated military - and a more integrated United States.« less