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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 .
The Bucks County Courier Times took home eight awards in this year’s Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association’s annual Keystone awards including the state’s most prestigious journalism award.. The ...
Luigi Mangione’s business-savvy Baltimore family. Tuesday 17 December 2024 15:35, James Liddell. Following Luigi Mangione’s arrest, his family released a statement saying they were “shocked.”
Chilling video shows the moments a gunman calmly shoots down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson at close range on the streets of Midtown Manhattan.. In the video, the unidentified assailant ...
James G. Thompson (born January 15, 1829, in Sharon, Schoharie County, New York) was an American politician from New York. Life. He graduated from Rensselaer ...
Brothers Allen Thompson (October 1, 1847 – February 27, 1906) and James Granville Thompson (December 25, 1849 – May 23, 1921) were Union Army soldiers during the American Civil War and recipients of the highest decoration of the United States military, the Medal of Honor. They are one of only a few pairs of brothers to have received the medal.