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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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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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

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Dec 3, 1952

My decision should not be interpreted as establishing any new pattern or policy.

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Nov 24, 1952

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:

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Dec 14, 1952

We have discovered that the Constitution does not prevent us from correcting social injustice, or advancing the general welfare.

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