Despite the very racist American society of the 1940’s-1950’s, President Harry S. Truman was a man that was motivated enough to improve Civil Rights for African Americans, he saw the issue of civil rights as a moral issue. Truman set up a civil rights committee in 1946, this was a big step forward because it outlined the basic requirements for African Americans, such as housing, employment, education and the right to vote, this was “the most sweeping social change for African-Americans since the Civil War” (1) This was not a complete success however, as they were still not equal to white people. The civil rights committee also over watched the violence towards blacks.
Truman set up a report called ‘to secure these rights,’ the aim of this action was to end …show more content…
He guaranteed fair employment in the civil service so that African Americans had a chance to gain jobs.
However, despite Truman’s dedication on the civil rights movement, some of his actions failed. He tried to improve housing for blacks by knocking down ghettos, and building public housing, however this caused problems as not enough houses were built for them and many African Americans were left with no home. Despite all of Truman’s efforts, unlike the North, society in the South was completely unchanged, laws were simply ignored.
The NAACP aided progress through numerous small actions during this period, for example, they won the Morgan V Virginia case where the Supreme Court desegregated facilities on public transport that crossed borders. The NAACP put a lot of pressure onto President Truman to sign an order which banned discrimination by the Government. Thurgood Marshall, a key man working for the NAACP, won a case in the Supreme Court for universities to provide equal facilities and opportunities to all
Truman set up a report called ‘to secure these rights,’ the aim of this action was to end …show more content…
He guaranteed fair employment in the civil service so that African Americans had a chance to gain jobs.
However, despite Truman’s dedication on the civil rights movement, some of his actions failed. He tried to improve housing for blacks by knocking down ghettos, and building public housing, however this caused problems as not enough houses were built for them and many African Americans were left with no home. Despite all of Truman’s efforts, unlike the North, society in the South was completely unchanged, laws were simply ignored.
The NAACP aided progress through numerous small actions during this period, for example, they won the Morgan V Virginia case where the Supreme Court desegregated facilities on public transport that crossed borders. The NAACP put a lot of pressure onto President Truman to sign an order which banned discrimination by the Government. Thurgood Marshall, a key man working for the NAACP, won a case in the Supreme Court for universities to provide equal facilities and opportunities to all