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  • The Harlem Hellfighters

    When Pride Met Courage

    by Walter Dean Myers, Bill Miles ...
    "We cannot let this history die, nor can we let it fade away. As it has filled me with pride and given me understanding of one group of outstanding soldiers, so it should be passed on to all Americans to appreciate and honor" (from the introduction by coauthor and unit historian Bill Miles)The Harlem Hellfighters: When Pride Met Courage is a portrait of bravery and honor. With compelling narrative ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

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    The Harlem Hellfighters

    When Pride Met Courage

    by Walter Dean Myers, Bill Miles ...
    Narrated by Corey Allen ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 35 min

    New York Times bestselling author Walter Dean Myers and renowned filmmaker Bill Miles deftly tell the true story of the unsung American heroes of the 369th Infantry Regiment of World War I in The Harlem Hellfighters: When Pride Met Courage. At a time of widespread bigotry and racism, the African American soldiers of the 369th Infantry Regiment put their lives on the line in the name of democracy. ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

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  • They Had a Dream

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  • D-Day

    The Invasion of Normandy, 1944 [The Young Readers Adaptation]

    by Rick Atkinson ...
    Adapted for young readers from the #1 New York Times–bestselling The Guns at Last Light, D-Day captures the events and the spirit of that day—June 6, 1944—the day that led to the liberation of western Europe from Nazi Germany's control. They came by sea and by sky to reclaim freedom from the occupying Germans, turning the tide of World War II. Atkinson skillfully guides his younger audience ... Read more

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  • The Port Chicago 50

    Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights (National Book Award Finalist)

    by Steve Sheinkin ...
    An astonishing World War II military story of civil rights from New York Times bestselling author and Newbery Honor recipient Steve Sheinkin.A National Book Award FinalistA YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction FinalistA School Library Journal Best Book of the YearOn July 17, 1944, a massive explosion rocked the segregated Navy base at Port Chicago, California, killing more than 300 sailors who ... Read more

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  • The Day the World Went Nuclear

    Dropping the Atom Bomb and the End of World War II in the Pacific

    by Bill O'Reilly ...
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  • Child of the Civil Rights Movement

    by Paula Young Shelton ...
    Illustrated by Raul Colón ...
    In this Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book of the Year, Paula Young Shelton, daughter of Civil Rights activist Andrew Young, brings a child’s unique perspective to an important chapter in America’s history. Paula grew up in the deep south, in a world where whites had and blacks did not. With an activist father and a community of leaders surrounding her, including Uncle Martin ... Read more

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  • Courage Has No Color, The True Story of the Triple Nickles

    America’s First Black Paratroopers

    by Tanya Lee Stone ...
    They became America’s first black paratroopers. Why was their story never told? Sibert Medalist Tanya Lee Stone reveals the history of the Triple Nickles during World War II.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, the injustice of discrimination against African Americans plays out as much ... Read more

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  • Ghosts in the Fog: The Untold Story of Alaska's WWII Invasion

    by Samantha Seiple ...
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  • What Was Pearl Harbor?

    by Patricia Brennan Demuth, Who HQ ...
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    A terrifying attack!On December 7, 1941, Japanese war planes appeared out of nowhere to bomb the American base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. It was a highly secretive and devastating attack: four battleships sunk, more than two thousand servicemen died, and the United States was propelled into World War II. In a compelling, easy-to-read narrative, children will learn all about a pivotal moment in ... Read more

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  • March Forward, Girl

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    "Beals' recollection of white oppression and her rise above it will haunt readers. A must-read for teens." —School Library JournalFrom the legendary civil rights activist and author of the million-copy-selling Warriors Don't Cry comes an ardent and profound childhood memoir of growing up while facing adversity in the Jim Crow South.Long before she was one of the Little Rock Nine, Melba Pattillo ... Read more

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