Book
Double victory : how African American women broke race and gender barriers to help win World War II
Edition
1st ed.
Publication Information
Chicago, Ill. : Chicago Review Press, ©2013.
Physical Description
266 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Series
Summary
An account of the lesser-known contributions of African-American women during World War II reveals how they helped lay the foundations for the Civil Rights Movement by challenging racial and gender barriers at home and abroad.
Contents
- War workers: "Negroes cannot be accepted"
- Political activists: "I am not a party girl, I want to build a movement"
- In the military: "will all the colored girls move over on this side"
- Volunteers: "back the attack"
- Entertainers: "we don't take your kind."
Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945 > African Americans.
- World War, 1939-1945 > Women > United States.
- African American women > History > 20th century.
- African American women > Employment > History > 20th century.
- African American women > Civil rights > History > 20th century.
- African Americans > Employment.
- African Americans > Civil rights.
- United States > Race relations > History > 20th century.