Question

What role did President Truman play in the area of civil rights? A. He desegregated schools with an executive order. B. He ordered troops to areas where racially motivated violence broke out. C. He desegregated the military with an executive order. D. He pushed a civil rights law through Congress.

Answer 1

The answer is C and D. He established the Committee on Civil Rights to protect the rights of Blacks and also made a speech to congress to present his package on civil rights. He also ended segregation in federal employment and in military service.