The history of the White House appears in unexpected places, from trivia questions at Major League Baseball games to archival President Harry S. Truman was close to his friends and associates, had a grin for strangers, but could be less For more than two centuries, the White House has been the home of American presidents.
A powerful symbol of the White House and American baseball history have been intertwined for more than a century, creating a legacy of presidential fans, Search WHHA - start typing and then listen for common searches like yours. Explore the Initiative. The Sessions Podcast. But their involvement perpetuated the myth of Jim Crow — that these were untrustworthy, uncivilised people who did not deserve anything decent.
His first recollection of African Americans was a household servants within his family — and he did not come from a prosperous family. While he was dating his future wife Bess, she claimed that he told her that he felt that one person was as good as any other as long as they were not black.
Public office changed Truman. Did he feel that America could not claim to be the democratic capital of the world while African Americans were treated thus?
Or were his motives political? The African American population was big enough to have some political clout. Was he out to fish for their votes with his adoption of the civil rights cause? Before he became president, Truman show demonstrated that he had some civil rights credentials.
In his campaign to be re-elected senator for Missouri, he said the following in At the time, this was a very radical thing to say in Missouri especially as his audience was predominantly white. FDR died in office in and as the Constitution decrees, Truman took over the position of president without being elected to it.
To start with, Truman did nothing of importance to advance the cause of the African Americans. Why, if this man was so liberal for a Missouri man? This is a smart, gracefully written, thoughtful book that is essential reading for every student of the Truman presidency. The racial turmoil within the parties in the s and s overshadows its origins in the Truman presidency. His keen sense for the politics of the issue makes the book a must-read for those interested in the struggle for racial equality or the challenge of the issue for the party coalitions that were largely unable to promote it.
Going beyond other accounts of Truman, Shogan points out the political and personal factors that motivated the president and weighs the potential political costs and benefits of his civil rights actions.
Shogan also explains Truman's shift away from his formative racial prejudices by shedding light on the forces that shaped his character and leadership qualities. These included his political tutelage under "Boss Tom" Pendergast, which taught him the value of black voters, and the influence of populism, which fostered his support for underdogs such as black Americans. Where he grew up—the border state of Missouri—segregation was accepted and largely unquestioned.
Both his maternal and paternal grandparents had even owned slaves. Independence, Missouri, as it would have appeared in Truman's youth. Truman grew up in a former slave state where his small-town, rural surroundings included segregation and subordination for many of its citizens. Black residents lived in a separate section of town, attended a different school, and were prevented from shopping at most stores. In his early letters, the young Harry Truman reflected on his background by frankly admitting prejudices against blacks and Asians.
Despite all this, Truman believed in fairness. While serving in Jackson County public office, he saw the plight of African Americans in urban areas. By , as he sought reelection to the US Senate, his viewpoint had matured.
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