{"product_id":"the-double-v-campaign-african-americans-fighting-for-freedom-at-home-and-abroad-hardcover","title":"Double V Campaign: African Americans Fighting for Freedom at Home and Abroad - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLea Lyon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe rousing story of the Double V Campaign, started during World War II to encourage Black Americans to fight for freedom overseas and at home.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen the United States entered World War II, young African Americans across the country faced a difficult dilemma. Why should they risk their lives fighting for freedoms in other nations that they did not have at home? The solution: fight two wars at once-for freedom abroad and freedom for Black people in America. A Double Victory! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Double V Campaign\u003c\/i\u003e, Lea Lyon details this fascinating, little-known part of American history. A young journalist, civil service employee, and aircraft plant cafeteria worker named James G. Thompson came up with the simple yet powerful Double V slogan to represent the fight for victory against the enemy abroad and the fight for victory against racial discrimination at home. Lyon shows how the popular Black-owned newspaper the \u003ci\u003ePittsburgh Courier\u003c\/i\u003e, along with other Black newspapers, activists, the NAACP, and others, used the Double V Campaign to push for changes in the segregation and discriminatory practices in the military and defense industry, and how the campaign influenced and enhanced the Civil Rights Movement to come. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Double V Campaign gave voice to African American communities throughout the war and inspired hundreds of thousands to continue speaking up against discrimination in the years that followed. It is a powerful story of fighting for what is right, of fighting for change and equality even when those in positions of power are telling you to stop, and the strength of a united voice to effect change.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLea Lyon\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning author and illustrator and a former Illustrator Coordinator for the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) San Francisco chapter. Her most recent books include \u003ci\u003eIt Rained Warm Bread\u003c\/i\u003e-a middle grade novella by Hope Anita Smith with Gloria Moskowitz-Sweet and developed and illustrated by Lyon, which garnered a starred review from \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e, a 2019 Best Nonfiction Book in Verse for Young Readers from \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e, and an ALA Notable book for 2020-and \u003ci\u003eReady to Fly: How Sylvia Townsend Became the Bookmobile Ballerina \u003c\/i\u003eby Lyon and A. LaFaye which was picked up by Scholastic Book Club, a 2021 Bank Street Best Children's Book, and included in the Independent Bookstore Kids Next list. Learn more at www.lealyon.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 20, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53483571085619,"sku":"9781538184653","price":48.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/the-double-v-campaign-african-americans-fighting-for-freedom-at-home-and-abroad-hardcover","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}