Double Victory
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Double Victory was a World War II-era African American campaign calling for victory over fascism abroad and racial discrimination at home.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African American civil rights campaign
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World War II home front campaign ⓘ political campaign ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| emergedFrom |
African American demands for equality in war industries
ⓘ
African American frustration with segregation during World War II ⓘ |
| hasEthnicFocus | African Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalContext |
U.S. home front during World War II
ⓘ
World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
challenging Jim Crow laws
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challenging segregation in the U.S. armed forces ⓘ demanding full citizenship rights for African Americans ⓘ linking military service to civil rights ⓘ patriotism combined with protest ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasLocation | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainGoal |
victory over fascism abroad
ⓘ
victory over racial discrimination at home ⓘ |
| hasMedium |
newspapers
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posters ⓘ public rallies ⓘ radio ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
contributed to pressure for desegregation of the U.S. armed forces
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raised awareness of racial inequality during World War II ⓘ strengthened African American demands for desegregation ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
African American civil rights activists
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African American civilians ⓘ African American journalists ⓘ African Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ Black soldiers ⓘ |
| hasSlogan | Double V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSymbol | the letter V used twice ⓘ |
| hasSymbolicMeaning | victory abroad and victory at home ⓘ |
| hasTemporalLocation | 1940s ⓘ |
| influenced | postwar civil rights movement in the United States ⓘ |
| isAbout |
African American history
ⓘ
U.S. home front during World War II ⓘ World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ civil rights ⓘ |
| opposes |
Nazism
NERFINISHED
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fascism ⓘ racial discrimination in employment ⓘ racial discrimination in the military ⓘ racial segregation in the United States ⓘ |
| startTime | 1942 ⓘ |
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