Civil Rights Under Truman Flashcards
1
Q
How did Truman influence civil rights?
A
He was the first president since Lincoln to make any significant contribution to the development of civil rights
2
Q
What year was the Civil Rights Committee established?
A
1946 - to address reports of abuse and discrimination
3
Q
What did the Civil Rights Committee achieve?
A
In 1947 they published a report called ‘To secure these rights’, which stated that Americans couldn’t claim to be leaders of the free world if they treated African Americans so badly - it called for laws preventing lynching and for the FECP to be made permanent
4
Q
CRC - however…
A
Many of their legislation was blocked by a coalition of 20 southern democrats
