report "To Secure These Rights"
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"To Secure These Rights" is a landmark 1947 report by President Harry S. Truman’s Committee on Civil Rights that called for sweeping federal action to end segregation and protect civil rights in the United States.
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| instanceOf |
United States federal document
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civil rights report → government report → |
| aimedAt |
ending segregation in the United States
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protecting the civil rights of all Americans → |
| associatedWith |
President's Committee on Civil Rights
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Truman administration → |
| author |
President's Committee on Civil Rights
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| callsFor |
abolition of the poll tax in federal elections
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creation of a permanent Civil Rights Commission → creation of a permanent Civil Rights Division in the Department of Justice → desegregation of education → desegregation of public accommodations → desegregation of the armed forces → federal anti-lynching legislation → protection of voting rights for African Americans → strengthening federal protection of civil rights → sweeping federal action to end segregation → |
| commissionedBy |
Harry S. Truman
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| commissionedDate |
1946
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| createdBy |
President's Committee on Civil Rights
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| describedAs |
landmark civil rights report
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| focusesOn |
disparities between American democratic ideals and racial practices
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federal responsibility to protect civil rights → |
| genre |
policy report
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| historicalPeriod |
post–World War II era
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| influenced |
Executive Order 9981
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Harry S. Truman's civil rights agenda → mid-20th-century U.S. civil rights policy → |
| language |
English
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| legalBasisReferenced |
Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution → United States Constitution → |
| presentedTo |
President Harry S. Truman
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| publicationYear |
1947
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| publisher |
United States Government
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| timePeriodCovered |
contemporary United States in the 1940s
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| title |
To Secure These Rights
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| topic |
civil rights in the United States
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equal protection of the laws → federal civil rights policy → racial discrimination → racial segregation in the United States → voting rights → |
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Truman administration domestic policy
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Committee on Civil Rights
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To Secure These Rights
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