text Double victory : how African American women broke race and gender barriers to help win World War II
- Summary
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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
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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'ttake your kind".
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- Description
- 266 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press 2013
Library | Location | Status |
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Woodmere (Main Branch) | 940.53 MUL in Adult Non-fiction | Reshelving |
Library | Location | Status |
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TADL-WOOD | 940.53 MUL in Adult Non-fiction | Reshelving |