Speech of Senator Harry S. Truman before the National Colored Democratic Association, Chicago, Illinois

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SPEXCH on de Jucy 1940 COP l'or Melense on Dolivery There is mich boing anid these daga mbont the Negro mil what should be dono with htm of that should be done for hine Mach 1s written about hts richta no a person, but 11 has beon w to the present Mainistration to trice the problem in hnd and provide necessary for hie life, liborty and purmatt of that the Munistration hna alrenty done mah for the llegzo is clearly evidenced by the of reamt elections in mach cition na Kanass Oity, 36. Louis, and In thess and other large cities, the %egro wards ahotred a mach langor proportionete Demoratio vote then in the white wards, and to notion this ic an it should be sineo the Tegro race has regelvod trontment at the honda of the present Ministro tion that should Justify ite contimod Up until the time of the Negmos vore in en entiroly assforent status from theiz follew men in Amorica. the injuntice of enslavennt, thay voro held for bennoth the white pogtiro lation in almost evory nosmuno of modem alvilization. This una angrthing but a reflection on the ability of the block mane With edrention positively forbiddm to him and the feot that he vas forcolt into e civili sation and climate aboolutely now to him, 1s 18 any wonder thet his paro- gression has bean at timos a disturbod ono? Can any of you picture yoursolves plented suddenty in the wildo of Afrios and forced to molco your em why in a hostile society utteriy different from anything you have evor to NARA

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African Americans