Agent: Rosemary Stimola, Stimola Literary Studio. A captivating look at a small but significant piece of military and civil rights history. While they didn’t see combat (they were instead sent out West to become smoke jumpers), Stone’s final chapters reveal how the Triple Nickles’ service helped integrate both the military and society at large. Discussion questions, writing prompts, and research activities will help your students explore this informational text as they work towards Common Core State Standards. Why was their story never told Sibert Medalist Tanya Lee Stone reveals the history of the Triple Nickles. Courage Has No Color examines the experience of America's first black paratroopers during World War II. Myriad quotations from personal interviews and more than 100 b&w photos reveal the heroism and perseverance of these groundbreaking men. They became Americas first black paratroopers. Courage Has No Color The True Story of the Triple Nickles: Americas First Black Paratroopers By: Tanya Lee Stone Narrated by: JD Jackson Length: 3 hrs and 1 min 4.5 (55 ratings) Try for 0.00 Pick 1 title (2 titles for Prime members) from our collection of bestsellers and new releases.

Set against the entrenched racism of the 1940s, the nine chapters include asides about media stereotypes regarding African-Americans and how photographs of black soldiers were often left out of the military record. More than just an account of their endeavors during WWII, the narrative takes on a broader perspective as it contextualizes the story of the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion.

Stone (Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream) opens with an enticing question, “What is it like to jump out of an airplane?” The answer, which lets readers imagine doing just that as a paratrooper, will immediately draw them into this thorough story of the U.S.

Courage has no color