A review by dougsasser
The Color of War: How One Battle Broke Japan and Another Changed America by James Campbell

4.0

Campbell explores the stories of African American service men during WWII. Many of the soldiers suffered due to attacks from angry groups of white soldiers who harassed the African American men when they went off base on leave. They had to do dirty tasks that white service men did not want to do. The book climaxes with a trial which resulted from African American Navy men refusing to work under very dangerous conditions. Thurgood Marshal is among those who come to their defense. This is a little known and tragic portion of our history. If I had not won this through goodreads it may have slipped my notice.