Double Victory Dance:1942
From the Minneapolis Spokesman:
NAACP Dance Tonight at St. Paul Auditorium
Minnesota’s Negro draftees who are being inducted into service this July are invited to attend the Double Victory Dance and Queen Crowning contest given by the St. Paul branch of the NAACP, Friday night, July 3rd, at Ramsey Hall, St. Paul Auditorium…. This dance is being given to raise fund to send a delegate to the National Convention and carry on work against discrimination, according to Mrs. Dwight Reed, Sr. chairman of the “On to Los Angeles” Committee.
The dance started at 10 pm and music was provided by Rook Ganz and His Band.