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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.
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.
Pennsylvania's first African American newspaper was The Mystery, published in Pittsburgh by Martin Robison Delany from 1843 to 1847. [ 2 ] Today, Pennsylvania is home to numerous active African American newspapers, including the oldest such newspaper nationwide, the Philadelphia Tribune .
Mickey Thompson: Thompson 63 – Ford "Sears Allstate" Bill Horstmeyer (USA) [83] August 22, 1964 USAC: Illinois State Fairgrounds: Tony Bettenhausen Memorial Bill Horstmeyer: Kuzma – Offenhauser "M. A. H." Race Bobby Marshman (USA) [84] [note 17] November 27, 1964 Phoenix International Raceway: Tire test Lindsey Hopkins: Lotus 29 – Ford ...
Doty, Thomas G., 34 May 22 ... Davis, Arthur James, 26 [n 5] August 26: 1966: New Haven: Connecticut: 6. 1. F: Sentenced to death Later changed to life Also killed ...
The new show ‘Homicide: Los Angeles’ dives into it, writes James Liddell Killer who put hit on racing driver rival thought he was ‘too smart’ to be caught. Then police called his ex-wife
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 ...
William Goldwyn Nunn Jr. (September 30, 1924 – May 6, 2014) was an American sportswriter, newspaper editor and football scout for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League (NFL) and is a 2021 member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.