FOREWORD

CHAPTER ONE

COURAGE HAS NO COLOR

CHAPTER TWO

SOLDIERS, NOT SERVANTS

CHAPTER THREE

I’M GOING TO TELL YOU A SECRET

CHAPTER FOUR

I HAD A MISSION THAT WAS [ABOVE] AND BEYOND ME

CHAPTER FIVE

BETS WERE MADE THAT BLACKS WOULD NEVER JUMP

CHAPTER SIX

WE WERE GOING TO TANGLE WITH HITLER

CHAPTER SEVEN

WE WERE SOLDIERS. WE DID WHAT WE HAD TO DO.

CHAPTER EIGHT

THE ARMY HAD NO PLACE FOR US

CHAPTER NINE

WE WILL HAVE A COLORLESS SOCIETY ONE DAY

THE STORY BEHIND THE STORY

APPENDIX

TIMELINE: DESEGREGATION AND THE TRIPLE NICKLES

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