1941
James Thompson
The Double V campaign:In a 1942 letter to the Pittsburgh Courier, James G. Thompson called for a Double V Campaign to achieve two victories: over the Axis powers in World War II and over racial prejudice in the United States.
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1941
James Thompson
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The Pittsburgh Courier, a leading African American newspaper, launched the "Double V" campaign. The Campaign urged African Americans to support the war to achieve a double victory- over both Hitler's racism abroad the racism at home
The Double V campaign was based on defeating fascism abroad, and discrimination at home. Many minorities went to munitions centers where racial tensions were very high.
The world-war-ii-eraeffort of black Americans to gain "a Victory over racism at home as well as Victory abroad."Read more: double-v-campaign-1
a victory over Hitler's racism abroad and America's racism at home
African-Americans, They didn't really celebrate this campaign because when they came home they were all still treated as colors.
The Double V campaign:In a 1942 letter to the Pittsburgh Courier, James G. Thompson called for a Double V Campaign to achieve two victories: over the Axis powers in World War II and over racial prejudice in the United States.
The term double v, refers to the World War II time period. Double V meant victory abroad, by freeing people from oppression and victory at home for African American equality.
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