Скачать или смотреть President Truman and Civil Rights - 2015 Program

Interactive videoconferencing program presented by the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum, Mark Adams, Education Director. President Truman served in the military during World War I. Truman’s experience as a soldier gave him respect for soldiers. He was outraged when he heard African American World War II veterans were being mistreated shortly after coming back home in 1945 and 1946, especially in the southern states. This presentation examines primary sources from the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum and evaluate Truman’s response to the mistreatment of African American veterans.

This video is provided courtesy of the Presidential Primary Sources Project. The original video is found here:    • PPSP 2015: President Truman and Civil Rights  . The Presidential Primary Sources Project is a collaboration between the National Park Service, U.S. Presidential Libraries and Museums, other cultural and historic organizations, and the Internet2 community.