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President Truman wanted to provide equal rights and opportunities for all Americans.
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Policy on Civil Rights. Truman supported Civil Rights and organised desegregation of the Armed Forces.
Some Americans disagreed with Truman's support of civil rights for African Americans.
President Truman demobilized the armed forces in the hope to unite the Democrats. He wanted to give civil rights to minorities without alienating segregationists.
Keeping inflation under control was President Truman's greatest challenge in reconverting to peacetime economy. Truman was the 33rd U.S. President.
The major civil rights reform accomplished by Harry Truman was integrating the United States military. This occurred in 1948 and was the first major attempt at racial integration.
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Eleanor Roosevelt had been appointed a delegate to the United Nations by President Harry S Truman after the death of her husband, President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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President Truman believed in a strong and active role for the United States in international affairs. He was a staunch anti-communist and supported policies like containment to confront the spread of communism. Additionally, he believed in the importance of civil rights and took steps towards desegregating the military and promoting equal rights for all Americans.
Harry Truman's proactive civil rights policy in 1946 recognized that the time was right. Very shortly after this time, full integration of the military took place.