Harry Truman and Civil Rights Moral Courage and Political Risks |
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| Author:
| Gardner, Michael |
| Foreword by:
| Elsey, George M.
Mfume, Kweisi |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8093-2550-4 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2003 |
| Publisher: | Southern Illinois University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $22.00 |
Book Description:
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Gardner shows that it was Harry Truman--not Franklin D. Roosevelt, Dwight D. Eisenhower, or John F. Kennedy--who energized the modern civil rights movement, a movement that basically had stalled since Abraham Lincoln had freed the slaves. Gardner recounts Truman's public and private actions regarding black Americans. He analyzes speeches, private conversations with colleagues, the executive orders that shattered federal segregation policies, and the appointments of like-minded...
More DescriptionGardner shows that it was Harry Truman--not Franklin D. Roosevelt, Dwight D. Eisenhower, or John F. Kennedy--who energized the modern civil rights movement, a movement that basically had stalled since Abraham Lincoln had freed the slaves. Gardner recounts Truman's public and private actions regarding black Americans. He analyzes speeches, private conversations with colleagues, the executive orders that shattered federal segregation policies, and the appointments of like-minded civil rights activists to important positions. Among those appointments was the first black federal judge in the continental United States.