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To Secure These Rights: The Report of President Harry S Truman's Committee on Civil Rights (Bedford Series in History & Culture) (1st Edition) by Steven F. Lawson (Editor) Paperback, 200 Pages, Published 2003 ISBN-10: 0-312-40214-7 / 0312402147 ISBN-13: 978-0-312-40214-3 / 9780312402143 Following a hard-fought war to preserve freedom and combat racial tyranny, Harry S Truman faced a nation of racial turmoil at home where many Americans did not enjoy the basic rights they had fought to secure. Lynchings, violent racial attacks, and widespread discrimination undermined the country’s |