On the recordJune 28, 1947
We must not tolerate such limitations on the freedom of any of our people and on their enjoyment of basic rights which every citizen in a truly democratic society must possess.
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presidency.ucsb.eduHarry Truman: “We must not tolerate such limitations on the freedom of any of our people and on their enjoyment of basic rights which…”
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Address Before the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
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