The letter, featured here, inspired the editors of the Courier to take action. The paper soon announced that it had "introduced its war slogan-'double V' for a double victory to colored America." 1 The campaign's logo-two Vs surmounted by an eagle-stood for victory abroad over fascism and victory at home over racism.
Thompson of Wichita, Kansas, a reader of the prominent African American newspaper, The Pittsburgh Courier, addressed a letter to the editors in which he offered his thoughts on this gesture and the questions it raised for him. The two-fingered "V for Victory" sign first flashed by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill became a symbol of hope and unity for Allied leaders and their peoples throughout World War II.
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