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Bookmark or Share- Why African-American Soldiers Saw World War II as a Two-Front BattleHISTORY. Why African-American Soldiers Saw World War II as a Two-Front Battle. Drawing the connection between fascism abroad and hate at home, pre-Civil Rights activists declared the...
- 'Double V': The Fight For Civil Rights In The U.S. MilitaryPurchase. In his new book, The Double V: How Wars, Protest and Harry Truman Desegregated America's Military, author Rawn James Jr. argues that if one wants to understand the story of race in...
- V for Victory: A Sign of Resistance - The National WWII MuseumIf this V sign means that to those now engaged in this great conflict then let we colored Americans adopt the double VV for a double victory. The first V for victory over our enemies from without, the second V for victory over our enemies from within.
- Double V campaign - WikipediaThe Double V campaign, initiated by the Pittsburgh Courier from February 1942, was a drive to promote the fight for democracy in overseas campaigns and at the home front in the United States for African Americans during World War II. The idea of the Double V originated from a letter written by James G. Thompson on January 31, 1942.
- Jackie Robinson and the “Double V” Campaign | National Museum of ...As one of 1.2 million African American men and women that served in the U.S. military during the war, Robinson actively joined the “Double V” campaign, through which African American soldiers tried to use their war service to fight against German antisemitism abroad and U.S. domestic racism.
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