Standing Up Against Hate: How Black Women in the Army Helped Change the Course of WWII Cover:Hardcover The Life-Changing Magic of Druming

The Life-Changing Magic of Druming by Nandi Bushnell and illustrator Andrea Stegmaier

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Swirling clouds of color

Ta-Nehisi Coates originally set out to write a book about writing

Age Range:   10 - 15       Grade:  5 - 12

Standing Up Against Hate: How Black Women in the Army Helped Change the Course of WWII Cover:Hardcover The Life-Changing Magic of DrumingMary Cronk Farrells Standing Up Against Hate tells the stories of the African American women who enlisted in the newly formed Womens Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) in World War II. Foreword by Major General Marcia M. Anderson, U. S. Army (Ret.) The African American women who joined WAAC quickly discovered that they faced as many obstacles in the armed forces as they did in everyday life. However, they refused to back down. They interrupted careers and