On the recordOctober 28, 1948
That is why it is so important that the Civil Rights Committee's report be studied widely.
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Address in Harlem, New York, Upon Receiving the Franklin Roosevelt Award
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My decision should not be interpreted as establishing any new pattern or policy.
NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 91 of the act of April 30, 1900, 31 Stat. 159, as amended by section 7 of the act of My 27, 1910, 36 Stat. 447, it is ordered as follows:
We have discovered that the Constitution does not prevent us from correcting social injustice, or advancing the general welfare.