Presenter: Matthew Pinsker
Location: Stern Great Room - Stern Center - Dickinson College
Historian Matthew Pinsker (Dickinson College) will moderate a wide-ranging panel discussion on the celebrated Double V Campaign launched to defeat fascism abroad and racism at home during the Second World War. This pioneering civil rights effort was inspired by a poignant letter to the editor from a young African American cafeteria worker in 1942. James G. Thompson asked the readers of The Pittsburgh Courier a simple question: "Should I sacrifice my life to live half American?" Panelists will discuss the various legacies of the Double V campaign and how they think Americans should remember Thompson's thought-provoking question.
Panelists:
Col. Charles D. Allen, USA Ret., professor, US Army War College
Ruth E. Hodge, retired archivist and noted local historian
Calobe Jackson, Jr., veteran from one of the Army's last all-black battalions
Bryan Wade, award-winning producer and documentary filmmaker
Kevin Wagner, Social Studies Program Supervisor, Carlisle High School
EVENT PHOTOS
Seated L to R: Bryan Wade, award-winning producer and documentary filmmaker; COL (Ret.) Charles (Chuck) Allen, USA, professor, U.S. Army War College; Kevin Wagner, Social Studies Program Supervisor, Carlisle High School; Calobe Jackson, Jr., veteran from one of the Army’s last all-black battalions; and Ruth E. Hodge, retired archivist and noted local historian. Standing L to R: Matthew Pinsker, Ph.D. Professor of History at Dickinson College and Double V Session lead and moderator; and Capt. Tom Arminio, USN (Ret.), one of the J. Sherwood McGinnis Jr. War, Peace, and Justice Project Coordinators.
