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On the recordOctober 28, 1948
One of the great things that the Civil Rights Committee did for the country was to get every American to think seriously about the principles that make our country great.
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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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