Author Richard Wright (1908 – 1960) clearly delineated for the readers of Coronet why the Second World War was of great importance to the African American community:
"While there are many things wrong with American democracy as far as the Negro is concerned, his wrongs will not and cannot be righted by Hitler, Mussolini or Hirohito."
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A few months later Ralph Ellison would write an article about Richard Wright and assorted other Black writers - Click here to read it...
