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The Double V campaign, initiated by the Pittsburgh Courier from February 1942, was a drive to promote the fight for democracy in overseas campaigns and at the home front in the United States for African Americans during World War II. The idea of the Double V originated from a letter written by James G. Thompson on January 31, 1942.
Ira Foster Lewis (August 25, 1883 - September 4, 1948) was an American sportswriter, executive editor, president, and business manager of the Pittsburgh Courier.He was involved in the Double V campaign to grant full citizenship rights to African American soldiers serving in World War II and helped integrate major league baseball.
On March 12, an Associated Press story named Miller as the sailor, citing the African-American newspaper Pittsburgh Courier; [18] additional news reports credited Lawrence D. Reddick with learning the name through correspondence with the Navy Department, with these news reports becoming influential aspects in giving the Double V campaign ...
The Pittsburgh Courier was an African American weekly newspaper published in Pittsburgh from 1907 [1] until October 22, 1966. [2] By the 1930s, the Courier was one of the leading black newspapers in the United States. [3] [4] It was acquired in 1965 by John H. Sengstacke, a major black publisher and owner of the Chicago Defender.
Pro-Palestinian Pittsburgh voter trashes Dems to Harris campaign volunteers: ‘They are trying to manipulate people into voting for them’ Ethan Dodd September 12, 2024 at 5:44 AM
The Pittsburgh Courier was one of the most influential African American newspapers of WWII, and the source of what came to be called the Double V Campaign. A letter to the editor of the paper in 1941 asked why a “half American” should sacrifice his life in the war and suggested that Blacks should seek a double victory.
A manager of the store initially turned the campaign away – despite dozens of people waiting inside for a chance to meet the candidate. After being turned away at the door, Vance addressed ...
An Erie resident has avoided prison for his role as a drug courier with the Pittsburgh-based chapter of the Pagans Motorcycle Club. The defendant, Mark Stockhausen, has been sentenced in U.S ...