One Amazing Slab

IndyKMB · 09-29-2016, 06:21 AM

So, a bit of a backstory on this piece.

Some of you know I'm a social studies teacher, and a few of you might remember that I'm a WWII fanatic. I absorb as much as I can that is in anyway related to WWII, and I absolutely adore the Greatest Generation as one that saved the world.

Having said that, I think the Tuskegee Airmen are some of the best examples of that generation, and I truly believe these guys to be war heroes and the men who laid the foundation for crumbling segregation in this country. So, when Dreaming Eagles was released in March, I knew it was a must-read.

Then I saw an opportunity with a comic shop in Baltimore where the owner was trying to set up signings with surviving airmen ... that was a no-brainer must have for me.

So, I present to you the CROWN JEWEL CENTERPIECE of my collection:

As a sidenote, one of the signers, Roscoe Brown, passed away 10-weeks after this signing. The grade of 9.6 is of absolutely no consequence to me, as I cannot see myself ever wanting to part with this book. I have had this poster in my classroom for years

and showing my classes this book has spurred some great conversations.

09-29-2016, 06:21 AM	#1
IndyKMB Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Indianapolis Metro Posts: 3,656	One Amazing Slab So, a bit of a backstory on this piece. Some of you know I'm a social studies teacher, and a few of you might remember that I'm a WWII fanatic. I absorb as much as I can that is in anyway related to WWII, and I absolutely adore the Greatest Generation as one that saved the world. Having said that, I think the Tuskegee Airmen are some of the best examples of that generation, and I truly believe these guys to be war heroes and the men who laid the foundation for crumbling segregation in this country. So, when Dreaming Eagles was released in March, I knew it was a must-read. Then I saw an opportunity with a comic shop in Baltimore where the owner was trying to set up signings with surviving airmen ... that was a no-brainer must have for me. So, I present to you the CROWN JEWEL CENTERPIECE of my collection: As a sidenote, one of the signers, Roscoe Brown, passed away 10-weeks after this signing. The grade of 9.6 is of absolutely no consequence to me, as I cannot see myself ever wanting to part with this book. I have had this poster in my classroom for years and showing my classes this book has spurred some great conversations.