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On the recordFebruary 1, 1948
We cannot be satisfied until all our people have equal opportunities for jobs, for homes, for education, for health, and for political expression, and until all our people have equal protection under the law.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Special Message to the Congress on Civil Rights

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