Double V campaign

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The Double V campaign was a World War II–era African American movement calling for victory over fascism abroad and racism at home, highlighting demands for civil rights and equality in the United States.

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instanceOf African American civil rights movement
World War II home front movement
political campaign
aimsTo achieve equality of opportunity in employment
end segregation in the U.S. military
increase political participation of African Americans
secure civil rights for African Americans
appliesToDemographicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African Americans
country United States of America
surface form: United States
hasCause Jim Crow laws
limited civil rights for African Americans
racial discrimination in the United States military
segregation in American society
hasEffect contributed to postwar civil rights activism
highlighted contradictions between American democracy and racial inequality
raised awareness of African American war contributions
hasMainGoal victory over fascism abroad
victory over racism at home
hasMotto Victory at home and abroad
hasParticipant African American civil rights activists
African American journalists
African American soldiers
hasSlogan Double Victory
hasTheme democracy
equality before the law
patriotism
racial justice
influencedBy World War II
global struggle against fascism
language English
location United States home front during World War II
surface form: United States home front
mediaUsed editorials
letters to the editor
newspapers
political cartoons
notableSupporter African American community organizations
Pittsburgh Courier
surface form: Pittsburgh Courier editors
opposes Nazism
discrimination in the armed forces
fascism
racism
segregation
partOf African American freedom struggle
promotedBy Pittsburgh Courier
startTime 1942
symbolizes demand for full citizenship for African Americans
link between military service and civil rights
timePeriod World War II

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