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- Canada Canadian Army Construction Battalion, 2--Juvenile literature
- Discrimination in the military--Canada--Juvenile literature
- Race discrimination--Canada--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- World War, 1914-1918--Black people--Canada--Juvenile literature
- Black Canadian soldiers--History--20th century--Juvenile fiction
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Title Statement | Shovels not rifles / Gloria Ann Wesley. |
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Author | Wesley, Gloria Ann |
Publication | Halifax, NS: Formac Publishing Company Limited,[2023]©2023 |
Extent of Item | 304 pages ; |
ISBN | 9781459506053 (trade paperback) |
Other Number | pr05600987 |
Audience & Ratings | RL 2.55. |
Bibliography | Includes bibliographical references. |
Summary | "Shovels Not Rifles is the story of Will, a young Black man from a small Nova Scotia town who enlists and goes to war in the historical Black Battalion in 1916. When "Coloured" men are finally allowed to enlist in the Canadian military, Will Coleman has a chance to make his late father proud, see the world and earn enough money to take care of his mother. Immediately after joining the No. 2 Construction Battalion, he learns that the members of Canada's only all-Black battalion are not allowed to fight on the front lines. Instead, they are assigned the same forestry work they were doing at home. Not only that, Will is the target of racism and discrimination by superiors and many fellow soldiers who refuse to accept a "checkerboard army"."-- |
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By Topic | Discrimination in the military--Juvenile literature--Canada |
Race discrimination--Juvenile literature--History--20th century--Canada | |
World War, 1914-1918--Juvenile literature--Black people--Canada | |
Black Canadian soldiers--Juvenile fiction--History--20th century | |
By Name | CanadaCanadian ArmyConstruction Battalion, 2--Juvenile literature |
By Genre | Historical fiction |
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