The Triple Nickles: America's First All-Black Paratroop Unit
by Biggs, Bradley
Biographies/AutobiographiesWorld War II EraAmerican/U.S. HistoryU.S.Black PeoplePrejudice & Discrimination
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AR Book Level
8.4
AR Points
5
Word Count
29,483
Interest Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Genre
Nonfiction
AR Quiz #
61231 EN
About this book
Bradley Biggs, the first black officer accepted for parachute duty in the U.S. Army, tells the story of how the Triple Nickles overcame ignorance and racism to become the first black army unit to be integrated into the "regular" army during World War II.
