The Double V Campaign: African Americans and World War II
- ISBN-10
- 0525675620
- ISBN-13
- 9780525675624
- Pages
- 86
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998
- Publisher
- Lodestar Books
- Author
- Michael L. Cooper
Description
How blacks fought on two fronts during World War IIIn January 1997, seven black veterans were awarded the Medal of Honor for their valor in World War II. They had been overlooked because of racial prejudice. Michael L. Cooper, author of Hell Fighters: African American Soldiers in World War I, describes the problems black servicemen faced in their fight for a double victory. The Double V Campaign, as it was called, inspired black soldiers to fight on the front lines abroad as well as to fight segregation and inequality at home. Tracing the activities of two reactivated black infantry divisions, the Ninety-second in Europe and the Ninety-third in the Pacific, the author succinctly describes key battles and the individuals who fought in them. At war's end, black veterans joined other African Americans in battling racism on the homefront.
