On the recordJune 28, 1947
We must make the Federal Government a friendly, vigilant defender of the rights and equalities of all Americans.
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presidency.ucsb.eduHarry Truman: “We must make the Federal Government a friendly, vigilant defender of the rights and equalities of all Americans.”
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Address Before the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
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