1946–1947
Resistance / redressBook sources
Truman’s civil-rights committee documents discrimination
United States; racial minorities
The committee urged measures against lynching, voting discrimination and employment discrimination. Zinn highlights domestic activism and international pressure behind the federal response.
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Context / qualification
Committee recommendations were not equivalent to enactment of all proposed protections.
Sources
- Howard Zinn, The Twentieth Century: A People’s History, H00 at 00:21:45 (approximate; supplied recording)