He came from Missouri. His parents were both pro-confederate. He had a racist background. And yet, here is a guy who, in 1948, election year, when he knows it's going to hurt him politically, he moves to integrate the Armed Services.
Scarborough highlights Harry Truman's evolution on racial issues and his decision to integrate the military despite political risks.
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He came from Missouri. His parents were both pro-Confederate. He had a racist background and that yet here's the guy who in 1948, election year, when he knows it's going to hurt him politically, he moves to integrate the armed services.
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