Harry Truman and the Struggle for Racial Justice

by Robert Shogan

Book Overview

When Harry Truman was rescued from political obscurity to become Franklin Roosevelt's running mate, black Americans were deeply troubled. Many believed that Truman, born and raised in former slave-holding Missouri, was a step back on civil rights from Henry Wallace, the liberal incumbent vice president. But by the end of his own presidency, black newspaper publishers cited Truman for having "awakened the conscience of America and given new strength...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700619119
• ISBN13: 9780700619115
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.2"