"Based on the Second Truman Legacy Symposium, Harry Truman and civil rights, May 14-15, 2004, Key West, Florida." Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-211) and index.
Contents:
The unfolding civil rights legacy of Harry S. Truman / Raymond H. Geselbracht -- A legacy beyond books, a legacy that gets into you / Carrie Meek -- A president in trouble, good trouble, necessary trouble / John Lewis -- A president who regarded civil rights as a moral imperative / Michael Gardner -- A reappraisal of the Truman years and the struggle for African American citizenship / Carol Anderson -- Truman laid the foundation for civil rights / Ken Hechler -- Truman's speech to the NAACP, 29 June 1947 / Raymond Frey -- Truman and integration of the military / Richard M. Yon and Tom Lansford -- Truman, desegregation of the armed forces, and a kid from the South Bronx / Colin Powell -- The case of health care / Michael Dukakis -- The Truman Presidential Library and Truman's civil rights legacy / Raymond H. Geselbracht -- President Truman's major speeches relating to civil rights -- Executive orders relating to civil rights -- Truman and civil rights : a chronology.
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