Truman's actions on civil rights Flashcards
What did Executive Order 9808 do ? (Dec 7th 1946)
Set up a presidential committee on civil rights
The Presidential committee for Civil rights was ____________ and consisted of __ members
interracial, 15
What was the role of the 1946 Presidential committee on civil rights ?
To strengthen and safeguard the rights of the American people.
Which Civil Rights group was Truman the First President to give a Speech to ?
The NAACP in June 1947
What bill did Truman send into congress on February 2nd 1948 that failed to pass in relation to civil rights ?
The Comprehensive civil rights bill
How many recommendations from the Presidential committee on Civil rights of 1946 were included in the Comprehensive Civil Rights bill of 1948 (That failed to pass) ?
had many of the 35 recommendations from the committee
What did executive order 9980 do (July 1948) ?
Desegregation of the Federal government
What did executive order 9981 do (July 1948) ?
desegregation of the army
Why was Truman blocked from wide scale legal change on civil Rights ?
This is because of opposition he faced from Dixiecrats and segregationists in congress.
What kind of change did Truman start in terms of civil rights ?
Legal
What report was published in 1947 that launched a scathing attack on racial discrimination ?
“To Secure these rights”
What did the report of “To Secure these rights” state in relation to lynchings in America ?
That there had been a lynching every year since the 1880s
What did Truman’s speech to the NAACP in June 1947 outly ?
How his administration planned to tackle the problems highlighted in the report of “To Secure These rights”
