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Author |
: Thomas W. Cutrer |
Publisher |
: Texas A&M University Press |
Total Pages |
: 162 |
Release |
: 2018-03-05 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781623496036 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1623496039 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (36 Downloads) |
Synopsis Doris Miller, Pearl Harbor, and the Birth of the Civil Rights Movement by : Thomas W. Cutrer
On the morning of December 7, 1941, after serving breakfast and turning his attention to laundry services aboard the USS West Virginia, Ship’s Cook Third Class Doris “Dorie” Miller heard the alarm calling sailors to battle stations. The first of several torpedoes dropped from Japanese aircraft had struck the American battleship. Miller hastily made his way to a central point and was soon called to the bridge by Lt. Com. Doir C. Johnson to assist the mortally wounded ship’s captain, Mervyn Bennion. Miller then joined two others in loading and firing an unmanned anti-aircraft machine gun—a weapon that, as an African American in a segregated military, Miller had not been trained to operate. But he did, firing the weapon on attacking Japanese aircraft until the .50-caliber gun ran out of ammunition. For these actions, Miller was later awarded the Navy Cross, the third-highest naval award for combat gallantry. Historians Thomas W. Cutrer and T. Michael Parrish have not only painstakingly reconstructed Miller’s inspiring actions on December 7. They also offer for the first time a full biography of Miller placed in the larger context of African American service in the United States military and the beginnings of the civil rights movement. Like so many sailors and soldiers in World War II, Doris Miller’s life was cut short. Just two years after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Miller was aboard the USS Liscome Bay when it was sunk by a Japanese submarine. But the name—and symbolic image—of Dorie Miller lived on. As Cutrer and Parrish conclude, “Dorie Miller’s actions at Pearl Harbor, and the legend that they engendered, were directly responsible for helping to roll back the navy’s then-to-fore unrelenting policy of racial segregation and prejudice, and, in the chain of events, helped to launch the civil rights movement of the 1960s that brought an end to the worst of America’s racial intolerance.”
Author |
: Dante R. Brizill |
Publisher |
: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Total Pages |
: 68 |
Release |
: 2018-11-20 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1986420213 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781986420211 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (13 Downloads) |
Synopsis Dorie Miller by : Dante R. Brizill
The story of December 7th, 1941 is very familiar to us. It changed the history of this country and the world, but few people may know of the story of Dorie Miller the African-American cook who was stationed on the USS West Virginia at the time of the attack at Pearl Harbor . He was the ship's cook, but on December 7th 1941, he showed his crewmates and his country that he was capable of much more. This is his remarkable story of courage under fire.
Author |
: Bill O'Neal |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 64 |
Release |
: 2007 |
ISBN-10 |
: 193464501X |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781934645017 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (1X Downloads) |
Synopsis Doris Miller by : Bill O'Neal
Doris Miller fought bravely against Japanese attackers at Pearl Harbor. The young African-American from Texas was one of the first sailors to earn the Navy Cross during WWII.
Author |
: Steve Sheinkin |
Publisher |
: Macmillan |
Total Pages |
: 209 |
Release |
: 2014-01-21 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781596437968 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1596437960 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (68 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Port Chicago 50 by : Steve Sheinkin
Describes the fifty black sailors who refused to work in unsafe and unfair conditions after an explosion in Port Chicago killed 320 servicemen, and how the incident influenced civil rights.
Author |
: Glenn A. Knoblock |
Publisher |
: McFarland |
Total Pages |
: 598 |
Release |
: 2009-08-03 |
ISBN-10 |
: STANFORD:36105124184073 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (73 Downloads) |
Synopsis African American World War II Casualties and Decorations in the Navy, Coast Guard and Merchant Marine by : Glenn A. Knoblock
"This book is an account of the 2,445 African American men who were killed, wounded or decorated during World War II in the Navy, Coast Guard, and Merchant Marine. In addition to detailing the circumstances and location of each loss, information of a more personal nature is often included. The book includes many pictures of the men profiled"--Provided by publisher.
Author |
: Christopher Paul Moore |
Publisher |
: One World |
Total Pages |
: 402 |
Release |
: 2007-12-18 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780307415226 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0307415228 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (26 Downloads) |
Synopsis Fighting for America by : Christopher Paul Moore
The African-American contribution to winning World War II has never been celebrated as profoundly as in Fighting for America. In this inspirational and uniquely personal tribute, the essential part played by black servicemen and -women in that cataclysmic conflict is brought home. Here are letters, photographs, oral histories, and rare documents, collected by historian Christopher Moore, the son of two black WWII veterans. Weaving his family history with that of his people and nation, Moore has created an unforgettable tapestry of sacrifice, fortitude, and courage. From the 1,800 black soldiers who landed at Normandy Beach on D-Day, and the legendary Tuskegee Airmen who won ninety-five Distinguished Flying Crosses, to the 761st Tank Battalion who, under General Patton, helped liberate Nazi death camps, the invaluable effort of black Americans to defend democracy is captured in word and image. Readers will be introduced to many unheralded heroes who helped America win the war, including Dorie Miller, the messman who manned a machine gun and downed four Japanese planes; Robert Brooks, the first American to die in armored battle; Lt. Jackie Robinson, the future baseball legend who faced court-martial for refusing to sit in the back of a military bus; an until now forgotten African-American philosopher who helped save many lives at a Japanese POW camp; even the author’s own parents: his mother, Kay, a WAC when she met his father, Bill, who was part of the celebrated Red Ball Express. Yet Fighting for America is more than a testimonial; it is also a troubling story of profound contradictions, of a country still in the throes of segregation, of a domestic battleground where arrests and riots occurred simultaneously with foreign service–and of how the war helped spotlight this disparity and galvanize the need for civil rights. Featuring a unique perspective on black soldiers, Fighting for America will move any reader: all who, like the author, owe their lives to those who served.
Author |
: Dante Rashaun Brizill |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 76 |
Release |
: 2020-08-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9798670379144 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (44 Downloads) |
Synopsis Red Ball Express by : Dante Rashaun Brizill
These unsung heroes from World War II drove the trucks that supplied the American Army's in Europe. Three out of four of these men were African-American. After the Normandy campaign, a supply crisis arose, as the Allies pursued the German army across France and closer to Germany. Due to the destruction of the French rail and road network, and the fierce German defense of the French ports, a supply crisis quickly arose. The American army's outran their supplies. A solution had to be found quickly. Enter the Red Ball Express. All heroes don't wear capes. Some drive trucks.
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ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:994298155 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (55 Downloads) |
Synopsis Miller, Dorie by :
Folder contains an article regarding Dorie Miller and his service during World War II. The folder also contains a labeled picture of Miller and a documentary he is featured in. Miller was a sailor who responded to the attack on Pearl Harbor. His efforts labeled him the first African American hero of World War II.
Author |
: Michael L. Cooper |
Publisher |
: Dutton Books for Young Readers |
Total Pages |
: 104 |
Release |
: 1998 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:49015002468081 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (81 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Double V Campaign by : Michael L. Cooper
Recounts how African Americans fought two wars during World War II, one against enemy dictators abroad and the other against racial discrimination at home.
Author |
: Richard Rinaldo |
Publisher |
: Casemate |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2017 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1612004563 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781612004563 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (63 Downloads) |
Synopsis Courage in Combat by : Richard Rinaldo
An anthology of pieces by and about the recipients of the United States' highest decorations, focusing on the theme of courage in combat.