Chicago Standard Newspapers - Honoring 175 Years of Black Media History

7/22/2002 Part of the BlackPressUSA Network <!-- // Begin IMAGE rollovers function newImage(arg) { if (document.images) { rslt = new Image(); rslt.src = arg; return rslt; } } function changeImages() { if (document.images && (preloadFlag == true)) { for (var i=0; i<changeImages.arguments.length; i+=2) { document[changeImages.arguments[i]].src = changeImages.arguments[i+1]; } } } var preloadFlag = false; function preloadImages() { if (document.images) { // name of variable does not matter blank = newImage("Images/Blank.gif"); arrow = newImage("Images/menu/Arrow.gif"); arrow2 = newImage("Images/menu/Arrow2.gif"); arrowClear = newImage("Images/menu/ArrowClear.gif"); preloadFlag = true; } } preloadImages(); // end IMAGE rollovers // --> HOME NEWS EDITORIAL LIFESTYLE SPORTS HISTORY archives gallery timeline cartoons links ABOUT US NETWORK SITES HONORING 175 YEARS OF BLACK MEDIA HISTORY WWII Era THE DOUBLE V (PT. II) George Schuyler's Commentary Originally posted 2/21/2001 Editor’s Note: The following are excerpts from a commentary by Pittsburgh Courier columnist George Schuyler. The iconoclast was the foremost Black columnist of the 1930s and 1940s and one of the paper's editorial writers. Author Frederick S. Voss described Schuyler's style as "a blend of colorful terminology, unmincing frankness, and a sometimes-withering wit." These attributes are on display in the following column, with some spelling changes and editing. It printed in The Courier on January 10, 1942. With sadness and resignation I note that many supposedly intelligent Negroes are swallowing hook, line and sinker the same bush-wah at which their fathers snapped during World War I. To wit: that once victory is achieved, the Colored brethren as a reward for their patriotic efforts and sacrifices will be promptly invested with all the rights and privileges of citizenship now denied them wherever Homo Nordicus rules..... It is not surprising that so many so-called educated Negroes of the thousandaire... Use the drop down box to choose an era fromthe history of Black Press. Abolitionist Era (1829 - 1865) Post-Civil War Era (1866 - 1891) Turn of the Century (1892 - 1918) Harlem renaissance (1919 - 1928) Depression Era (1929 - 1939) World War II (1939 - 1945) Civil Rights Era (1946 - 1973) Modern Era (1974 - Present) ADDITIONAL ARTICLES WWII Era THE DOUBLE V (PT. II) George Schuyler's Commentary "THIS IS OUR WAR:" Ollie Stewart at Normandy The Negro press distinguished itself during World War II, both on the frontline and the home front. It was virtually the only public source THE DOUBLE V (PT. I) Victory at home, and victory abroad. SEARCH Click here for anAdvanced Search Contact Us: Copyright 2001 All Rights Reserved :: Legal and Privacy Policy