The Tuskegee Airmen heroically fought for the right to be officers of the US military so that they might participate in World War II by flying overseas to help defeat fascism. However, after winning that battle, they faced their next great challenge at Freeman Field, Iowa, where racist white officers barred them from entering the prestigious Officers' Club that their rank promised them. Provided by publisher.

Meet JB Williams -- World War I -- The Red Summer of 1919 -- Starting a new life -- Separate but equal : Plessy v. Ferguson -- Growing up JB -- Double V for victory -- Eleanor Roosevelt -- Lieutenant Davis -- Bombardiers -- Freeman Field -- Mutiny -- The 101 Club -- War's end -- The war for health care -- The National Medical Association -- Medical practice -- Mutiny's final acts -- Legacy -- Afterword : a history of black medicine.