a Portrait of Dr. James B. Williams, Tuskeegee Airman, Surgeon, and Activist
Binns, Barbara
Chronicles the life of James Buchanan "JB" Williams, an African American physician who served a medic in the U.S. military and joined the elite Tuskegee Airmen during World War II. Examines his legacy as a doctor and a civil rights activist after the war. Includes black-and-white photographs and additional resources.
Sixteen-year-old Connor tries to help his severely depressed father, who learned upon his mother's death that Nonno was not his biological father, by doing research that reveals Dad's father was probably a Tuskegee Airman.