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

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mullenbach, Cheryl (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press, [2013]
Edition:First edition.
Series:Women of action (Chicago, Ill.)
Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945 > African Americans.
World War, 1939-1945 > Women > United States.
African American women > History > 20th century.
African American women > Employment > History > 20th century.
United States > Race relations > History > 20th century.
African American women > Civil rights > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Employment.
African Americans > Civil rights.
World War, 1939-1945 > Women.
Table of 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".