The Double V Campaign
Encouraged by activists who came before them, African American soldiers began fighting for a double victory during World War II. The term “Double V” was
first seen in an African American newspaper in 1942 and refers to defeating tyranny abroad and racism at home. The Pittsburgh Courier continued publishing information about the Double V Campaign until it became a nationwide effort. African American veterans celebrated the desegregation of military troops in 1948, but the fight for civil rights at the federal level had had only just begun.
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