04274cam a2200781 4500 530664558 TxAuBib 20210910120000.0 ||||||s2020||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780807021897 080702189X B07Z2T6XB6 Amazon 9945b62a-20c5-4912-9fc8-04f872bdafdf OverDrive (Reserve ID) 625231 625231 625231 5043363 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Goldberg, Dana. The Golden Thirteen [Libby] : How Black Men Won the Right to Wear Navy Gold. Beacon Press, 2020. politics. World War II. Biography. War. autobiographies. american history. army. World History. Navy. Autobiography. Military. african american history. Pearl Harbor. Hiroshima. biographies. Military History. History. Civil Rights movement. World War 2. hitler. gifts for dad. history books. political books. gifts for history buffs. world war 2 books. civil rights history. fathers day gifts. military books. military history books. war books. grandpa gifts. dad gifts. biographies of famous people. history lovers gifts. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 12MB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Biography & Autobiography. History. Military. Nonfiction. HTML:<b>The story of the 13 courageous black men who integrated the officer corps of the US Navy during World War II—leading desegregation efforts across America and anticipating the civil rights movement</b><br /> Through oral histories and original interviews with surviving family members, Dan Goldberg brings 13 forgotten heroes away from the margins of history and into the spotlight. He reveals the opposition these men faced: the racist pseudo-science, the regular condescension, the repeated epithets, the verbal abuse and even violence. Despite these immense challenges, the Golden Thirteen persisted—understanding the power of integration, the opportunities for black Americans if they succeeded, and the consequences if they failed.<br /> Until 1942, black men in the Navy could hold jobs only as cleaners and cooks. The Navy reluctantly decided to select the first black men to undergo officer training in 1944, after enormous pressure from ordinary citizens and civil rights leaders. These men, segregated and sworn to secrecy, worked harder than they ever had in their lives and ultimately passed their exams with the highest average of any class in Navy history.<br /> In March 1944, these sailors became officers, the first black men to wear the gold stripes. Yet even then, their fight wasn't over: white men refused to salute them, refused to eat at their table, and refused to accept that black men could be superior to them in rank. Still, the Golden Thirteen persevered, determined to hold their heads high and set an example that would inspire generations to come.<br /> In the vein of <i>Hidden Figures</i>, <i>The Golden Thirteen</i> reveals the contributions of heroes who were previously lost to history. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2021-11-04 17:40:22. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=9945b62a-20c5-4912-9fc8-04f872bdafdf&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=9945b62a-20c5-4912-9fc8-04f872bdafdf&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=9945b62a-20c5-4912-9fc8-04f872bdafdf&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)