vhs_crmva_ww2 ww2 crmva vhs yes Turning point : World War II African Americans--Segregation--Virginia Civil rights movements--Virginia African Americans--Civil rights--Virginia African American civil rights workers--Virginia Civil rights workers--Virginia World War, 1939-1945 United States--Politics and government--1933-1953 Section of online exhibit outlining the impact of World War II on African Americans in their struggle for equality, focusing on the actions of Presidents Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman. The page includes one commemorative stamp and a NAACP advertisement from the Virginia Historical Society and the Library of Congress. The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. [Richmond (Va.)] : Virginia Historical Society Virginia Historical Society Library of Congress Civil Rights Movement in Virginia Collection (Virginia Historical Society) Black-and-white photographs Posters Web sites http://www.vahistorical.org/civilrights/ww2.htm Forms part of: The Civil Rights movement in Virginia (Virginia Historical Society) 1940/1959 Virginia 20090526 204905