{"product_id":"a-footnote-to-freedom-reclaiming-the-life-and-legacy-of-a-black-battalion-soldier-9781459756977","title":"A Footnote to Freedom: Reclaiming the Life and Legacy of a Black Battalion Soldier","description":"\u003cb\u003eOne family's story of racism, redemption, and the legacy of the No. 2 Black Construction Battalion.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From an early age, Lance B. Dixon had heard about his grandfather George Dixon, one of six hundred men who served in the only Black battalion in Canadian history -- the No. 2 Construction Battalion of the First World War. Sadly, his knowledge about George's war experiences stopped there. In fact, much of his life remained a mystery. It has been left to Lance's father, Blair Dixon (also a veteran), to tell their story while reliving the shame they were taught to feel about being Black bodies in \"a white man's world.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eA Footnote to Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e, through intimate conversations with his father, Dixon grapples with the effects of racism across three generations. He also brings to light the painful irony of the Black battalion's struggle: that these men had to fight their own country to fight for the freedom of others in a distant land. This is the tale of his grandfather's redemption and the legacy he leaves behind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dundurn Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781459756977\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.90h x 5.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Lance B. Dixon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52302239924405,"sku":"9781459756977","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_718709c1-9230-4e47-b28a-0e255f794540.jpg?v=1772552506","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-footnote-to-freedom-reclaiming-the-life-and-legacy-of-a-black-battalion-soldier-9781459756977","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}