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Harry Truman: The Civil Rights Committee described the kind of freedom that comes when every American boy and girl has an equal chance…

On the recordOctober 28, 1948
The Civil Rights Committee described the kind of freedom that comes when every American boy and girl has an equal chance for an education.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Address in Harlem, New York, Upon Receiving the Franklin Roosevelt Award

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