AP African American Studies / Unit 4: Movements and Debates
4.3 African Americans and the Second World War: The Double V Campaign and the G.I. Bill
Notes
About 1 million Black Americans served in WWII (the Tuskegee Airmen). The Pittsburgh Courier's Double V campaign called for victory over fascism abroad and racism at home. The G.I. Bill's benefits were often denied to Black veterans through local discrimination.
Practice
The Tuskegee Airmen were:
Segregated units.
The Double V campaign called for victory:
1942.
Many Black veterans had trouble using G.I. Bill benefits because:
Unequal access.
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