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The Double V Campaign: African-Americans in World War II Hardcover – March 1, 1998

by Michael L. Cooper (Author)

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A definitive account of the Double V Campaign established during World War II and discusses the group of black soldiers who took the lead in an effort to overcome racism and have their rightful place on the front lines of combat.

Reading age

10 years and up
Print length

96 pages
Language

English
Grade level

5 - 9
Dimensions

7.5 x 0.5 x 9.25 inches
Publisher

Dutton Books for Young Readers
Publication date

March 1, 1998
ISBN-10

0525675620
ISBN-13

978-0525675624
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Grade 6-8-Cooper examines the two-part campaign waged by African Americans during the Second World War, which emphasized the defeat of fascist states abroad and the improvement of civil rights and economic opportunities at home. He provides brief background about both the causes of the war and the levels of discrimination that blacks faced in the U.S. He explains how the constant efforts of countless individuals broke down some of the racial barriers within the armed services. The author describes the training blacks received, their treatment by and their difficulties with the white power structure, and their battlefield performances. He is objective about his subject, detailing both the strengths and weaknesses of the African-American servicepeople. Numerous black-and-white photographs show the participation of these men and women in all aspects of the war effort. This book will draw both report writers and general readers. It complements titles such as Jacqueline Harris's The Tuskegee Airmen (Dillon, 1995) and Joe Trotter's From a Raw Deal to a New Deal? (Oxford, 1996), which places the black war experience in the broader context of an era and provides a fuller explanation of how the Double V campaign influenced the post-war civil rights movement.
Mary Mueller, Rolla Junior High School, MO
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dutton Books for Young Readers; First Edition (March 1, 1998)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 96 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0525675620
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0525675624
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 10 years and up
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 5 - 9
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 0.5 x 9.25 inches

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Michael L. Cooper is a writer living in Louisville, Kentucky. For more information about him and his books visit michaellcooper.com. Thanks. MLC

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Paticia Clark

A find!

Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2020

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This book is so well done and the pictures add a lot and are also interesting. It has been an education never heard of it previously in any history book. I am putting together with a button display of WW11 Victory buttons. I wish I could find the double V buttons of ww11, to put together with the book. Thank you for a great book. I am featuring it in display at our African American Museum here in College Station, TX.
Patricia Clark

Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2020

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The reading was informative but sad how Black Americans were treated by White Americans at war and at home while putting there life on the line for a country who did not love them.

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Omar L. Myers

Amazing book. Amazing History

Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2017

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Amazing book. Amazing History. America's untold story of the treatment of African-American Soldiers during and After World War II. This should be a must read in schools!

Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2011

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This has been a great book for me in helping to bring many parts of history together. I do reading programs in the school system where I live, this has been a great addition to my reading material.

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Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2017

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Full of fact!

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