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Cartoon
"How Can I Best Serve My Country?" appeared in the Planet, Richmond's African-American newspaper. More than
one million African Americans served in the armed forces during World War II, but army units were segregated, and on naval
vessels African-Americans often were restricted to menial tasks. Blacks hoped for the Double V -- victory over America's
enemies abroad and over America's own racism.
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