A Common Purpose: The Negro Newspaper Publishers Association's Fight for Equality during World War II

Abstract

When the United States entered World War II, the Negro Newspaper Publishers Association had to decide whether to suspend the fight for equality and pledge full support for the war effort or continue its all-out assault against second-class citizenship using white America's conflicting values as a weapon. The publishers decided to do both. This study explores how the NNPA implemented and carried out a unified effort to support the country during the war, while continuing to fight for racial equality.