Truman, Civil Rights, and Executive Order 9981 Dr. Jon E. Taylor University of Central Missouri July 14, 2014.

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Truman, Civil Rights, and Executive Order 9981 Dr. Jon E. Taylor University of Central Missouri July 14, 2014

 Questions to think about…..  When does the civil rights movement begin?  Who leads the civil rights movement?  Does the Cold War influence how individuals push for Civil Rights?  Was the Cold War used to silent discussion about Civil Rights?  How does place influence how individuals make decisions?

 I. The Importance of Place  First thoughts on race—Grandview Farm  II. Service in World War I.  III. Urban machine politics  Kansas City’s Pendergast Machine 1920s  Roy Wilkins  III. U.S. Senator 1934  Sedalia June 1940 Brotherhood of Man Speech  Chicago, July 1940 National Colored Democratic Convention speech  IV. As President April 12, 1945

 A. Serving in the Military Moving from W. W. II to the Cold War—The Double Victory  B. Creation of the United Nations June 26, 1945 C. United Nations Commission on Human Rights, February, 1946  V. Racial violence breaks out  A. Isaac Woodard, Feb and Columbia, TN  B. National Negro Congress submits petition to the UN June 1946  C. Formation of National Emergency Committee Against Mob Violence August 1946

VI. Dec, 5, 1946 Truman responds by issuing EO 9808 that establishes the President’s Committee on Civil Rights (PCCR) June 29, 1947 HST speech to the NAACP VII. NAACP submits An Appeal to the World to the UN, October 23, 1947 Author W. E. B. DuBois VIII. The PCCR submits To Secure These Rights to Truman Oct 29, 1947 A. HST delivers a special message to Congress on Civil Rights, February 2, 1948 IX. Integration of military? A. A. Philip Randolph organizes the League for Non-violent Civil Disobedience Against Military Segregation June 1948 B. HST issues EO 9981 that requires the military to desegregate July 26, 1948 C. Freedom to Serve is released from the committee, May 22, D. How does this play out in the 1948 election? X. Truman’s post presidential view of Civil Rights

 Questions to think about…..  When does the civil rights movement begin?  Who leads the civil rights movement?  Does the Cold War influence how individuals push for Civil Rights?  Was the Cold War used to silent discussion about Civil Rights?  How does place influence how individuals make decisions?  Why does Truman choose to act on Civil Rights?  How would you teach America’s Civil Rights movement in the 1940s?