Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” George Schuyler was a journalist who didn’t fear writing about controversy; he was a man who embraced it. Schuyler was known to give a fresh and sincere view on topics during a time when freedom of speech was most vulnerable. Although many embraced his conservative outlook on topics, his peers often scrutinized him for this very same trait. On March 18 1944, Schuyler wrote an article in the Pittsburgh Courier condemning the government for pressing charges on Lawrence Dennis and others for violating the Smith Act of 1940. This page long editorial helped arouse a nationwide debate as to whether or not the government was acting within its rights when indicting individuals who expressed their ideas and opinions about Communism and/or Fascism. Articles from the New York Times, the Washington Post, and a plethora of renowned journals continued this debate for decades to come.
George Samuel Schuyler was born in Providence, Rhode Island to Eliza Jane Fischer and George S. Schuyler. He grew up in a middle-class neighborhood in Syracuse, New York. At the age of seventeen, Schuyler enlisted in the army where he served with the black 25th U.S. Infantry. He spent seven years with the unit before finally being discharged with the ranking of First Lieutenant (Schuyler 72). Upon his release, Schuyler later moved to New York City where he began writing. Ira F. Lewis, manager of the Pittsburgh Courier, saw one of Schuyler’s works, and after writing a few articles part time, they subsequently agreed that he would write a weekly column for the Courier titled View...
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