Red Tail Captured, Red Tail Free by Alexander Jefferson; Lewis H. Carlson (As told to)Call Number: D 805 .G3 J43 2017
ISBN: 9780823274383
Publication Date: 2017-05-01
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This book is a rare detailing of the experiences of Lt. Col. Alexander Jefferson, who was one of 32 Tuskegee Airmen from the 332nd Fighter Group to be shot down defending a country that considered him to be second-class citizen. In this vividly detailed, deeply personal memoir, Jefferson writes as a genuine American hero about what it meant to be an African American pilot in enemy hands, fighting to protect the promise of freedom.
The book features the sketches, drawings, and other illustrations Jefferson created during his nine months as a Prisoner of War.