AFRICAN AMERICANS IN WWII

HOW THEY LIVED

• A.A.'s were ready to work and fight for our country
• But they had suffered discrimination of their color.
• Whites and A.A.'s were segregated and many more races.

AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN

• Most AA women had been farm laborers before the war.
• Some had escaped cotton patch and took jobs in the city.
• Their efforts in the double V campaign increased reputation.
• A.A women often volunteered in large numbers.

JIM CROWS LAWS

• Birmingham, Alabama 1930
• Nebraska, 1911
• The policy or practice of segregating black people.

WAR DEPARMENT

• African Americans were continually humiliated.
• African Americans were not taken seriously.
• Although they strove to do their best - no change.

AFRICAN AMERICAN OFFICERS

• 167,000 A.A's served in the Navy
• 17,000 A.A's enlisted in the Marine Corps
• In 1944, over 700,000 A.A's were in the Army
• They were ready to fight and defend our Country
• In 1941 fewer than 4,000 A.A's were serving in the Military.

RACISM

• Racial tensions were high in big cities.
• In 1943, 2 cities experienced Race Riots.
• Every race was segregated.
• They had to use different things from the opposite race.

DOUBLE "V"

• Victory against the enemy and racism at home.
• Won victory over fascism and discrimination at home.
• By 1945, more than 1.2 million A.A.'s were serving in uniform.
• The A.A community became better after the Double "V".