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Double victory : how African American women broke race and gender barriers to help win World War II
Title:
Double victory : how African American women broke race and gender barriers to help win World War II
ISBN:
9781569768082
Edition:
1st ed.
Publication Information:
Chicago, Ill. : Chicago Review Press, c2013 (Printed in the United States of America)
Physical Description:
266 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
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".
Reading Level:
1130 L Lexile
Summary:
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.
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