The Double V campaign links war abroad with freedom at home

Aboriginal activists met in Sydney as the country celebrated 150 years of colonization. They condemned dispossession and called for full citizenship and equality. Their protest challenged a national...

William Cooper led a delegation to the German consulate in Melbourne to protest persecution of Jewish people. Aboriginal activists denied equality in Australia extended solidarity internationally....

Aboriginal residents left Cummeragunja in protest against oppressive management and conditions. Moving collectively across the Murray River challenged the authorities’ control over their daily...

Marian Anderson performed at the Lincoln Memorial after the Daughters of the American Revolution refused her access to Constitution Hall. The public concert challenged racial exclusion from...

Franklin Roosevelt issued Executive Order 8802 after pressure including A. Philip Randolph’s proposed march on Washington. It prohibited discrimination in defense employment and created a complaints...

The All India Congress Committee adopted the Quit India resolution in Bombay. The demand for immediate British withdrawal asserted colonized people’s political agency during a war fought in the name...

British authorities arrested Gandhi and other Congress leaders after the Quit India resolution. Activists continued resistance despite the removal of prominent organizers. The crackdown shows how...

The ANC adopted Africans’ Claims, demanding full citizenship and applying the language of wartime freedoms to African people. The document challenged an international order that promised liberty while...

French forces killed African veterans at Thiaroye after disputes over pay and treatment following their return from European captivity. The number killed remains contested. The event exposes racial...

A military court in Dakar tried thirty-four former soldiers following the Thiaroye massacre. The proceedings followed veterans’ demands over payments after service in France. Criminal prosecution...