Double V Campaign: Double Victory

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In Double V Campaign, the "Double V" indicates Double Victory. One victory that is meant in the "V" is the victory abroad, or in other words, a victory in the war in general. The Americans were winning the war, with the help obtained from skilled aviators and bombers as the Tuskegee Airmen as well as such skilled generals as Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Sr. However, the opposite victory embodied in the "Double V" stands for a victory at home. This would be a victory over discrimination and prejudice towards people of different colors or races. James G. Thompson sent a letter to the Pittsburgh Courier asserting his intentions for a new campaign. He ended up being one of the initial idea-makers of the Double V Campaign and in it, he stated many of