A study of the wartime press suggests that the plan to incarcerate Japanese Americans (under Executive Order 9066) was government-initiated, that the public and the press initially disapproved of such treatment, and that events emanating from the government influenced shifts in press and public opinion that allowed implementation of the plan.…

Examines the historical development of the Black protest movement in the United States and analyzes how the Black press responded to developments and changes in the movement, from the founding of the first Black newspaper in 1827 until the end of World War II. (Author/MJL)

Describes early court cases and decisions that influenced the struggle to end desegregation in higher education and analyzes the reaction in the Black press to the breakthroughs accomplished in those cases. Credits the press with correctly interpreting events that led to integrated graduate and professional education. (Author/MJL)