ABSTRACT
The more important and open expressions of the Negro protest are to be found in the news coverage of the whole American Negro world and, to an extent, the Negro world outside the United States, and also in the columns and editorials on the status of the Negro people. The development of the Negro press follows closely two interrelated trends: the rising Negro protest and the increase of Negro literacy. The government believed that the Negro press was dangerous for morale during the War, and had to call a conference of Negro editors and other Negro leaders. The Negro press is primarily controlled by the active members of the upper and middle classes of the Negro community. Indeed, the Negro newspapers are one of the chief agencies for the Negro upper class to spread its opinions among the lower classes of the Negro community.
