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

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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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mullenbach, Cheryl
Language:English
Published: Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press, [2013]
Edition:First edition.
Series:MSU Children's & YA Literature Collection.
Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945 > African Americans.
World War, 1939-1945 > Women.
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.
Women > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Employment > History > 20th century.
Women > Employment > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century.
African Americans > History > 20th century.
United States > Race relations > History > 20th century.
Physical Description:266 pages : illustrations, photographs ; 23 cm
Format: Book
Description
Summary:
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.
Call Number:940.53 Mullenbach
NFYA
Audience:
1130L Lexile
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-253) and index.
ISBN:9781569768082 (hardcover)
1569768080 (hardcover)