Committee on Civil Rights

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United States federal advisory body presidential advisory committee

The Committee on Civil Rights was a presidential advisory body established by Harry S. Truman to investigate civil rights issues in the United States and recommend federal actions to combat racial discrimination and segregation.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
President's Committee on Civil Rights 4
Committee on Civil Rights canonical 1
President’s Committee on Civil Rights 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal advisory body ⓘ
presidential advisory committee ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Committee on Civil Rights ⓘ
surface form: President's Committee on Civil Rights

Committee on Civil Rights ⓘ
surface form: Truman Committee on Civil Rights
appliesToJurisdiction United States government ⓘ
surface form: federal government of the United States
appointedBy President Harry S. Truman ⓘ
surface form: Harry S. Truman
appointedByOffice President of the United States ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
creator President Harry S. Truman ⓘ
surface form: Harry S. Truman
dissolved 1947 ⓘ
fieldOfWork civil rights ⓘ
human rights ⓘ
racial equality ⓘ
hasImpactOn American civil rights movement ⓘ
surface form: United States civil rights movement

federal civil rights legislation in the mid-20th century ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver civil rights issues within the United States ⓘ
hasPurpose investigation of civil rights conditions in the United States ⓘ
recommendation of federal action against racial discrimination ⓘ
recommendation of federal action against racial segregation ⓘ
strengthening and protection of civil rights ⓘ
headOfGovernmentAtTimeOfCreation President Harry S. Truman ⓘ
surface form: Harry S. Truman
historicalPeriod early Cold War ⓘ
post–World War II era ⓘ
inception 1946 ⓘ
influenced Truman administration ⓘ
surface form: Truman's Executive Order 9981 on desegregation of the armed forces

development of later federal civil rights policy ⓘ
legalForm temporary advisory commission ⓘ
location Washington, D.C. ⓘ
notableWork report "To Secure These Rights" ⓘ
surface form: To Secure These Rights
operatedIn English language ⓘ
partOf Truman administration domestic policy ⓘ
surface form: Truman administration civil rights program
publicationDateOfNotableWork 1947 ⓘ
recommendedAction abolition of the poll tax in federal elections ⓘ
creation of a Civil Rights Division in the Department of Justice ⓘ
creation of a permanent Civil Rights Commission ⓘ
desegregation of the armed forces ⓘ
federal anti-lynching legislation ⓘ
federal protection against police brutality ⓘ
prohibition of discrimination in employment ⓘ
strengthening of federal protection for voting rights ⓘ
use of federal power to end segregation in interstate transportation ⓘ
reportsTo President of the United States ⓘ
significantEvent issuance of the report "To Secure These Rights" ⓘ
topic equal protection of the laws ⓘ
racial discrimination in the United States ⓘ
racial segregation in the United States ⓘ
voting rights in the United States ⓘ

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Truman administration domestic policy → hasPart → Committee on Civil Rights ⓘ
Committee on Civil Rights → alsoKnownAs → Committee on Civil Rights ⓘ
this entity surface form: President's Committee on Civil Rights
Committee on Civil Rights → alsoKnownAs → Committee on Civil Rights ⓘ
this entity surface form: Truman Committee on Civil Rights
report "To Secure These Rights" → author → Committee on Civil Rights ⓘ
subject surface form: To Secure These Rights
this entity surface form: President's Committee on Civil Rights
report "To Secure These Rights" → createdBy → Committee on Civil Rights ⓘ
subject surface form: To Secure These Rights
this entity surface form: President's Committee on Civil Rights
report "To Secure These Rights" → associatedWith → Committee on Civil Rights ⓘ
subject surface form: To Secure These Rights
this entity surface form: President's Committee on Civil Rights
Committee on Fair Employment Practice → replacedBy → Committee on Civil Rights ⓘ
this entity surface form: President’s Committee on Civil Rights