Standing Up Against Hate

How Black Women in the Army Helped Change the Course of WWII

Mary Cronk Farrell

• Publisher: Abrams Books for Young Readers
• eBook ISBN:
  9781683353669
• Year: 2019

Mary Cronk Farrell's Standing Up Against Hate tells the stories of the African American women who enlisted in the newly formed Women's 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 left family, friends, and loved ones to venture into unknown and sometimes dangerous territory. They survived racial prejudice and discrimination with dignity, succeeded in jobs women had never worked before, and made crucial contributions to the military war effort.
 
The book centers around Charity Adams, who commanded the only black WAAC battalion sent overseas and became the highest ranking African American woman in the military by the end of the war. Along with Adams's story are those of other black women who played a crucial role in integrating the armed forces. Their tales are both inspiring and heart-wrenching.
 
The book includes a timeline, archival images, a bibliography, and index.
 

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Dedication
• Foreword
• Chapter 1. Reporting for War Duty
• Chapter 2. Second-Class Citizens
• Chapter 3. Becoming Officers Together
• Chapter 4. Black Women Persist
• Chapter 5. Every Victory Counts
• Chapter 6. Black Soldiers Get the Dirty Work
• Chapter 7. Black WACs Strike for Fair Jobs
• Chapter 8. Violence Targets Black WACs
• Chapter 9. Called for Overseas Duty
• Chapter 10. The 6888th Goes to Europe
• Chapter 11. Welcomed as Equals
• Chapter 12. A Challenge to Leadership
• Chapter 13. Mission Accomplished
• Chapter 14. Black WACs Carry On
• Author’s Note
• Glossary
• Time Line
• Notes
• Select Bibliography
• Image Credits
• Acknowledgments
• Index
• Copyright Page