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Truman speaking at conference of National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

73-2561 (untitled)
Accession Number
73-2561
7x9 inches
Black & White
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Keywords
African Americans
Associations, institutions, etc.
Civil rights
Congresses and conventions
Presidents
Race relations
Speeches, addresses, etc.
HST Keywords
Civil Rights; National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; Negroes; Truman - Addresses - Conferences - National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; Truman - Conferences - Associations - National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
People Pictured
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Rights

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Credit:
Abbie Rowe
National Park Service

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
President Harry S. Truman speaks from a rostrum on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, as he addresses the closing session of the 38th annual conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Reflection pool and the Washington Monument are in background.
Date(s)
June 29, 1947