Civil rights
Senator Morse speaking to conference
Senator Wayne Morse speaking from a rostrum on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, addressing the closing session of the 38th annual conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Seated in the first row on the right of the rostrum are: Walter White, President of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; President Harry S. Truman, who also addressed the conference; and Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, who also addressed the conference.
Eleanor Roosevelt speaking on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt speaking from a rostrum on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, addressing the closing session of the 38th annual conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Seated in the first row on the right of the rostrum are: Walter White, President of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; President Harry S. Truman, who also addressed the conference; and Senator Wayne Morse.
President Truman speaks on steps of Lincoln Memorial
Truman speaking at the Lincoln Memorial
Truman speaking at conference of National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Screen Gems Collection (outtakes from the television series "Decision: The Conflicts of Harry S. Truman")
Harry S. Truman is seated at a desk while discussing the civil rights issue. He speaks of his past experience in county government, the Senate and White House. Film with sound.
Harry S. Truman Presents Award to General Benjamin O. Davis
President Truman presents a scroll to Brig. Gen. Benjamin O. Davis upon his retirement from the Army. Gen. Davis was the Army's first African American general.
Harry S. Truman Makes Statement on Integration
Kansas City, Missouri. Former President Harry S. Truman speaks on integration. The former President wears a stern expression as he holds a statement in which he said when the Governor cannot enforce federal laws "it is the sworn duty of the President of the United States to enforce them." Harry S. Truman made the statement today at the Kansas City Municipal Airport shortly before leaving for New York to resume a visit with his daughter. From: Houston Post.