Bibliograph

Infinite hope, a black artist's journey from World War II to peace, Ashley Bryan

Type

Label

Infinite hope, a black artist's journey from World War II to peace, Ashley Bryan

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Intended audience

990L, Lexile

resource.interestAgeLevel

010 & up

resource.interestGradeLevel

4 to 6

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Infinite hope

Oclc number

1097366206

Responsibility statement

Ashley Bryan

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader, MG, 6.6, 2, 2, 505155

Sub title

a black artist's journey from World War II to peace

Summary

"In May of 1942, at the age of eighteen, Ashley Bryan was drafted to fight in World War II. For the next three years, he would face the horrors of war as a black soldier in a segregated army. He endured the terrible lies white officers told about the black soldiers to isolate them from anyone who showed kindnessincluding each other. He received worse treatment than even Nazi POWs. He was assigned the grimmest, most horrific tasks, like burying fallen soldiersbut was told to remove the black soldiers first because the media didnt want them in their newsreels. And he waited and wanted so desperately to go home, watching every white soldier get safe passage back to the United States before black soldiers were even a thought. For the next forty years, Ashley would keep his time in the war a secret. But now, he tells his story. Filled with never-before-seen artwork and handwritten letters and diary entries, this memoir by Ashley Bryan is both a lesson in history and a testament to hope"--Adapted from Amazon.com

Target audience

juvenile

Classification