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The Double V campaign was a slogan championed by The Pittsburgh Courier 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. It was also an effort to trade military service and wartime support for measurable social, political, and economic gains. African Americans participated in the National Defense Program, offering courses and training in skilled and unskilled occupations, and directing training facilities and organizing the African American war effort. The Double V campaign was a call for a double victory, one over enemies from without and one over enemies from within.
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During World War II, African Americans made tremendous sacrifices in an effort to trade military service and wartime support for measurable social, political, and economic gains. These efforts included participating in the National Defense Program, offering courses and training in skilled and unskilled occupations, and directing training facilities and organizing the African American war effort. Despite the efforts of African Americans, many employers in the South avoided hiring blacks for fear of social unrest and mass strikes, leading to a lack of support for African Americans in the workforce.
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The Double V campaign was a slogan and 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 .
Double V campaign - Wikipedia
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The Double V campaign was a slogan championed by The Pittsburgh Courier , then the largest black newspaper in the United States, that promoted efforts toward democracy for civilian defense workers and for African Americans in the military.
The Double V Campaign (1942-1945) - BlackPast.org
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What was the Purpose of the Double V Campaign? Economic Inequality. In the United States, Black Americans had long faced suppression. While slavery was abolished with... Social Inequality. Meanwhile, new…
The Double V Campaign in World War II - Study.com
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The Double V Campaign was an Black American initiative, led by the Pittsburgh Courier newspaper, that aimed to achieve a double victory (“ Double V ”) during World War II. The two…
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