How FDR Emasculated the Black Press in World War II

Instead of indulging in politically risky sedition prosecutions of the black press, the government relied on indirect methods of behind-the-scenes manipulation and intimidation.

This country probably has as many of its citizens in concentration camps as has Germany… if the Government can do this to American citizens of Japanese ancestry, then it can do this to American citizens of ANY ancestry….Their fight is our fight.

George S. Schuyler, editor and columnist, Pittsburgh Courier

https://reason.com/2023/12/27/how-fdr-emasculated-the-black-press-in-world-war-ii/

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