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Double victory : how African American women broke race and gender barriers to help win World War II

Call Number

  • 940.53 M9582 TEEN (OSH)

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Edition

1st ed.

Publication Information

Chicago, Ill. : Chicago Review Press, ©2013.

Physical Description

266 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

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."

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