Double V campaign
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Double V campaign was a slogan and drive to promote the fight for democracy abroad and within the United States for African Americans during World War II. The campaign first appeared in the African-American newspaper Pittsburgh Courier on February 7, 1942. The slogan was prompted by a response to the letter, "Should I Sacrifice to Live 'Half American?'" by 26-year-old reader James G. Thompson.[1] Pitched as "Democracy – Double Victory, At Home - Abroad", the campaign highlighted the risks African Americans took while they fought in the military campaign against Axis powers while denied full citizenship within the United States.[2]
See also
- American propaganda during World War II
- Civil Rights Movement
- Isaiah Bradley - fictional character from Marvel Comics uses shield with Double V campaign emblem.
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External link
- "Should I Sacrifice to Live 'Half American?'" written by James G. Thompson and published in the Pittsburgh Courier on January 31, 1942.
