2020年8月5日 · After World War II officially ended on September 2, 1945, Black soldiers returned home to the United States facing violent white mobs of those who resented African Americans in uniform and...

Throughout World War II, African Americans pursued a Double Victory: one over the Axis abroad and another over discrimination at home. Major cultural, social, and economic shifts amid a global conflict played out in the lives of these Americans.

More than one million African American men and women served in every branch of the US armed forces during World War II. In addition to battling the forces of Fascism abroad, these Americans also battled racism in the United States and in the US military.

This collection examines Black Americans' participation in World War II and explores some of the discrimination and inequality faced by Black Americans in the 1930s and 1940s. These primary sources show how racial discrimination and violence at home shaped Black Americans' responses to fascism and hatred abroad.

More than one and a half million African Americans served in the United States military forces during World War II. They fought in the Pacific, Mediterranean, and European war zones, including the Battle of the Bulge and the D-Day invasion.

Learn how African Americans challenged racism and coped with hardship during the Great Depression. Learn about Black activism and military service during World War II.

2 天之前 · Beginning in 1933, when Adolf Hitler came to power, African-American activists and the Black press used white America’s condemnation of Nazi racism to expose and indict the abuses of Jim Crow at ...

2024年12月7日 · African Americans during World War 2 faced a double battle: fighting against fascism abroad and discrimination at home. Despite facing segregation and prejudice, hundreds of thousands of Black Americans contributed significantly to the war effort, both in the military and on the home front.

Over twelve-hundred thousand African Americans in WW2 were sent overseas. It was observed that most black soldiers were appointed the task of serving as truck drivers and as stevedores during the war.

With tens of thousands of former workers called up for service, Home Front employers sought a new work force—and black men and women traveled across the country in search of new opportunities and a steady wage.