Double victory : how African American women broke race and gender barriers to help win World War II

Double victory : how African American women broke race and gender barriers to help win World War II / Cheryl Mullenbach.

Author/creator	Mullenbach, Cheryl author.
Other author/creator	Olson, Sarah, book designer.
Other author/creator	Chicago Review Press, publisher.
Format	Book and Print
Edition	First edition.
Publication Info	Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press, [2013]
Copyright Notice	©2013
Description	266 pages : illustrations, photographs ; 23 cm.
Subject(s)	World War, 1939-1945--African Americans. World War, 1939-1945--Women --United States. African American women--History --20th century. African American women--Employment --History --20th century. African American women--Civil rights --History --20th century. African Americans--Employment. African Americans--Civil rights. United States--Race relations --History --20th century.

Portion of title	How African American women broke race and gender barriers to help win World War II
Series	Women of action Women of action (Chicago, Ill.) ^A1192407
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".
Abstract	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.
General note	"Interior design: Sarah Olson"--Title page verso.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references, pages 239-253, and index.
LCCN	2012021343
ISBN	9781569768082 (hardcover)
ISBN	1569768080 (hardcover)
Stock number	1350758 QBI

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	TRC Nonfiction	940.53 M9119D	✔ Available	Place Hold