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What was the 1944 GI Bill of Rights and how did it benefit Black Americans?
A bill which provided education grants for ex servicemen, including black servicemen. This meant they could attend college.
What did President Truman do in 1946 regarding the Civil Rights Movement?
He expressed his disgust at the treatment of black veterans. Some historians think that this made him want to help the Civil a Rights Movement?
What was Truman's stance on Civil Rights?
In private he was racist and used offensive language (he came from a mid-western state where segregation was enforced) but as president he tried to improve the status of African Americans.
What were the Dixiecrats?
Some southern democrats who formed their own pro-segregationist party.
What did President Truman set up in 1946?
A presidential committee which would investigate the ways in which the rights of African Americans were being violated.
What did To Secure These Rights show?
It clearly stated that racism was harmful to the country and not in keeping with what America should stand for - freedom and equality.
What did Truman say at his State of the Union address in 1948?
He said he was going to secure the "essential human rights of our citizens" and that racial discrimination was "contrary to American ideals of democracy".
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