Double Victory

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Double Victory was a World War II-era African American campaign calling for victory over fascism abroad and racial discrimination at home.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Double V 1
Double Victory canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf African American civil rights campaign ⓘ
World War II home front campaign ⓘ
political campaign ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction United States ⓘ
emergedFrom African American demands for equality in war industries ⓘ
African American frustration with segregation during World War II ⓘ
hasEthnicFocus African Americans ⓘ
linked to: Black Americans
hasHistoricalContext U.S. home front during World War II ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
hasKeyConcept challenging Jim Crow laws ⓘ
challenging segregation in the U.S. armed forces ⓘ
demanding full citizenship rights for African Americans ⓘ
linking military service to civil rights ⓘ
patriotism combined with protest ⓘ
hasLanguage English ⓘ
hasLocation United States ⓘ
hasMainGoal victory over fascism abroad ⓘ
victory over racial discrimination at home ⓘ
hasMedium newspapers ⓘ
posters ⓘ
public rallies ⓘ
radio ⓘ
hasOutcome contributed to pressure for desegregation of the U.S. armed forces ⓘ
raised awareness of racial inequality during World War II ⓘ
strengthened African American demands for desegregation ⓘ
hasParticipant African American civil rights activists ⓘ
African American civilians ⓘ
African American journalists ⓘ
African Americans ⓘ
linked to: Black Americans

Black soldiers ⓘ
hasSlogan Double V ⓘ
linked to: Double Victory
hasSymbol the letter V used twice ⓘ
hasSymbolicMeaning victory abroad and victory at home ⓘ
hasTemporalLocation 1940s ⓘ
influenced postwar civil rights movement in the United States ⓘ
isAbout African American history ⓘ
U.S. home front during World War II ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
civil rights ⓘ
opposes Nazism ⓘ
fascism ⓘ
racial discrimination in employment ⓘ
racial discrimination in the military ⓘ
racial segregation in the United States ⓘ
startTime 1942 ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Double V campaign → hasSlogan → Double Victory ⓘ
Double Victory → hasSlogan → Double V ⓘ
linked to: Double Victory