Harry Truman actually said...

I created the Civil Rights Committee because racial and religious intolerance began to appear after World War II.

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

10/28/1948

More Harry Truman Quotes

The Red Cross commands the respect and gratitude of all of us.

Keeping the Red Cross strong is a part of our overall job.

Let us keep this partnership of the people ready and at full strength.

I consider it not only a duty, but a genuine privilege, to call upon all men and women of good will to support this humanitarian cause.