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Harry Truman and Civil Rights: Moral Courage and Political Risks
By Michael R. Gardner
316 pages
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- Southern Illinois University Press
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- Carbondale, IL
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Analysis of HST's public and private actions on behalf of African Americans reveal Truman as a pivotal and previously unsung champion of the civil rights movements.Related books and articles at Questia
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Table of contents
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- Moral Courage and Political Risks *
- Title Page *
- Contents vii
- Plates xiii
- Acknowledgments xv
- Harry Truman and Civil Rights *
- Introduction 1
- Chapter One - The Historical Background for Truman's Civil Rights Crusade 4
- Chapter Two - Truman's Committee on Civil Rights: December 5, 1946 14
- Chapter Three 28
- Chapter Four - The Report of Truman's Committee on Civil Rights: October 29, 1947 43
- Chapter Five - Truman's State of the Union Address: January 7 1948 65
- Chapter Six - Truman's Special Message to Congress on Civil Rights: February 2, 1948 71
- Chapter Seven - The 1948 Democratic Party Convention and the Civil Rights Plank: July 14–15, 1948 87
- Chapter Eight - The Turnip Day Congressional Session and Executive Orders 9980 and 9981 July 26, 1948 105
- Chapter Nine - The Great “comeback” Campaign and Truman's Harlem Speech: October 29, 1948 122
- Moral Courage and Political Risks *
- Title Page *
- Contents vii
- Plates xiii
- Acknowledgments xv
- Harry Truman and Civil Rights *
- Introduction 1
- Chapter One - The Historical Background for Truman's Civil Rights Crusade 4
- Chapter Two - Truman's Committee on Civil Rights: December 5, 1946 14
- Chapter Three 28
- Chapter Four - The Report of Truman's Committee on Civil Rights: October 29, 1947 43
- Chapter Five - Truman's State of the Union Address: January 7 1948 65
- Chapter Six - Truman's Special Message to Congress on Civil Rights: February 2, 1948 71
- Chapter Seven - The 1948 Democratic Party Convention and the Civil Rights Plank: July 14–15, 1948 87
- Chapter Eight - The Turnip Day Congressional Session and Executive Orders 9980 and 9981 July 26, 1948 105
- Chapter Nine - The Great “comeback” Campaign and Truman's Harlem Speech: October 29, 1948 122
- Chapter Ten - Civil Rights Progress Despite a Recalcitrant Congress: 1949–1952 147
- Chapter Eleven - Truman and the Vinson Court 163
- Chapter Twelve - Truman's Howard University Commencement Address: June 13, 1952 198
- Chapter Thirteen - Truman's Final Civil Rights Address in Harlem: October 11, 1952 210
- Chapter Fourteen - The Truman Civil Rights Legacy 216
- Epilogue 225
- Notes Bibliography Index 229
- Notes 231
- Bibliography 249
- Index 269