President Truman

Question 1

What group did President Truman meet with i 1946 and what did they urge the president to do? did Truman listen?

Answer 1

The national Emergency Committee against mob violence. Urged the president to act on widespread reports of violent racial abuse of blacks. Yes he authorised the creation of a committee on civil rights to investigate the state of race relations

Question 2

When and what was the report titled that the committed wrote?

Answer 2

October 1947. “To secure these rights”

Question 3

What were the three grounds the committee believed that racism in America should be addressed on?

Answer 3

Moral Grounds
Economic Grounds
International Grounds

Question 4

What did the committee demand?

Answer 4

Federal-anti lynching law
An expansion of the civil rights section of the Justice Department
Permanent fair employment practices commission

Question 5

Were any of these demands fulfilled?

Answer 5

No

Question 6

What executive order did Truman issue and why?

Answer 6

Executive order 9981 which was designed to bring segregation in the military to an end. Wanted to gain the support of liberal voters and african american votes