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Harry S. Truman and Civil Rights

This collection focuses on President Harry S. Truman's decisions on civil rights. The collection includes 72 documents totaling 342 pages covering the years 1948 through 1953. Supporting materials include photographs, oral history transcripts, a subject guide to archival materials and other links.

Truman shaking hands with an Air Force sergeant, October 13, 1950

Documents

Displaying 1 - 67 of 67 documents

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

Background

Reports

To Secure These Rights, the Report of the President's Committee on Civil Rights

Subject Guides

Civil Rights, Archival Materials at the Harry S. Truman Library

Photographs

Displaying 1 - 22 of 22 images
73-2561 (untitled)

Truman speaking at conference of National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

73-2561
73-2562 (untitled)

Truman speaking at the Lincoln Memorial

73-2562
73-2564 (untitled)

President Truman speaks on steps of Lincoln Memorial

73-2564
73-2565 (untitled)

Eleanor Roosevelt speaking on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial

73-2565
73-2566 (untitled)

Senator Morse speaking to conference

73-2566
73-2563 (untitled)

Truman addresses closing session of National Association for the Advancement of Colored People conference

73-2563
59-512 (untitled)

Harry S. Truman with the Special Committee on Civil Rights

59-512
59-1367 (untitled)

Truman receiving report on Civil Rights

59-1367
59-1386-2 (untitled)

President Harry S. Truman Speaks to the Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

59-1386-2
59-1486 (untitled)

Truman presents Blinded Veterans Association, Inc., with official insignia

59-1486
59-1516 (untitled)

Truman presenting Official Insignia to Blinded Veterans Association

59-1516
98-7 (untitled)

President Truman addresses the crowd upon receiving the Franklin Roosevelt Award in Harlem, New York

98-7
60-336 (untitled)

Clifford Berryman Civil Rights Cartoon

60-336
61-207 (untitled)

Cleveland Bateast

61-207
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96-843 (untitled)

President Truman in Spokane, Washington at Stockyards

96-843
64-294 (untitled)

President Harry S. Truman Receives the Committee on Civil Rights Report

64-294
66-1673 (untitled)

President's Committee on Equality of Treatment and Opportunity in the Armed Services

66-1673
2008-605 (untitled)

Ralph K. Davies and group of people at banquet

2008-605
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2013-3715 (untitled)

Picketers Carrying Anti-Jim Crow Signs

2013-3715
2013-3714 (untitled)

Ku Klux Klan Initiation Outside of Washington, D.C

2013-3714
2012-2838 (untitled)

Labor Department Official Attending Minority Groups Event

2012-2838
93-197 (untitled)

Harry S. Truman Makes Statement on Integration

93-197