African-Americans's Role In WWII

Over 2.5 million African-American men and women were put into the war to serve some kind of purpose.During the war they faced a lot of discrimination and segregation.They were hated and disliked because of the color of the skin.Even through the hatred they continued to complete their tasks in the war.Through all the hatred African-Americans played a major role in WWII.The colored people had to fight for multiple things.They fought for the freedom for their kind but also for their country.During the war they could not obtain the superior upper-class jobs such as generals,sergeants,etc.The non-colored people believed that the colored people were physically unfit for those jobs and that they weren’t experienced to be in the war.They couldn’t
was the first african-american general and Della H. Raney was the first black chief nurse.Also Doris Miller was the first colored person to receive the Navy Cross.The Double V-campaign started in 1942 by Pittsburgh Courier which was a movement for african-americans who wanted equal rights in exchange for them risking their own lives in the war.The V’s represented two victories,one for the war and one for equality in the country.Also in 1942 there was a civil organization that embraced a non-violent approach to fight racial segregation.This organization was called Congress of Racial Equality or also known as C.O.R.E.The purpose of C.O.R.E was to bring equality for all people.Congress of Racial Equality was founded at a University of Chicago campus but then expanded to a more world wide