The National Union for Social Justice (NUSJ) was a United States political movement formed in 1934 by Charles Coughlin, a Catholic priest and radio host.
At the height of the Union's popularity, it reached a membership of 7.5 million people, including African Americans, who were registered voters.
[2] Coughlin promoted the National Union for Social Justice by spreading the word on his weekly radio program, Hour of Power,[3] presenting his organization as the opponent of the evils of capitalism and big business.
Its founding members included Father Charles E. Coughlin, activist Francis Townsend, and politician Gerald L. K. Smith.
The NUSJ eventually wound down in 1937, largely replaced by the Christian Front, which Coughlin swung even more sharply toward anti-Semitism and praise for Nazi Germany, both before and after the United States' entry into World War II.