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Unlawful orders : a portrait of Dr. James B. Williams, Tuskeegee airman, surgeon, and activist
Author: Binns, Barbara

Publisher: Scholastic Focus (2022)

Dewey: 940.54
Classification: Biography
Physical Description: 305 p., ill., 21 cm

BTSB No: 120214

ISBN: 9781338754261

Ages: 8-12

Grades: 3-7

Subjects:
Williams, James, -- 1919-2016
United States. -- Army Air Forces. -- Bombardment Group, 477th -- Biography
African American physicians -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography
Surgeons -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography
Air pilots -- United States -- Biography
World War, 1939-1945
African Americans -- Social conditions -- 20th century
South Side (Chicago, Ill.) -- Biography

Price: $24.48

Summary:
The inspiring story of James Buchanan "JB" Williams who became a doctor, served as a medic in the US military and eventually joined the elite Tuskegee Airmen, where he fought to change the minds of all who believed Black men couldn't make good soldiers. After the war, his role as doctor and Civil Rights activist pushed past injustices placed on Black Americans.

Accelerated Reader Information:
   Interest Level: MG
   Reading Level: 7.90
   Points: 6.0   Quiz: 517572

Reviews:
   Kirkus Reviews (09/01/22)
   School Library Journal (11/01/22)
   Booklist (+) (06/01/22)

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