EPISODE · Jul 26, 2019 · 6 MIN
How Harry S. Truman went from being a racist to desegregating the military
from Retropod · host The Washington Post
When Harry Truman became president in 1945, Southern members of Congress were delighted. They thought he’d be sympathetic to segregationists. He proved them wrong.
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How Harry S. Truman went from being a racist to desegregating the military
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