I'm not sure that's really true. They did not have unfettered access to the media "platforms" of the day. And they did create their own platforms. Lookup the lo

I'm not sure that's really true. They did not have unfettered access to the media "platforms" of the day. And they did create their own platforms. Lookup the long history of black newspapers and radio stations. In your last line you almost prove the opposite of your point. Yes, people in power didn't want to, and yet - despite not having unfettered access to the platforms of the day - they were not swept under the rug. My view is that's because they had a critical mass of people that cared enough that they literally couldn't be swept under any rug.