The greatest part of our population has never had a square deal economically, socially, and politically. The American way of life has not been a way of life for all Americans.
— Harry Truman Modern

US President, atomic bomb decision

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Context

Speech advocating for civil rights and economic justice.

Date / Period

1948

Category

Shocking

Source

https://www.trumanlibrary.gov/library/speeches/1948

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