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Primary Sources: President Harry S. Truman’s address before the NAACP, 1947

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Read the passage Primary Sources: President Harry S. Truman’s address before the NAACP, 1947. Then answer the questions below.
Read the passage Primary Sources: President Harry S. Truman’s address before the NAACP, 1947. Then answer the questions below.
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Which statement BEST supports the main idea of the source?

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What topics were included in the speech? Select two correct answers.

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Drag each quote to the correct box based on whether it is a goal or proposed action.

  • "We must strive to advance civil rights wherever it lies within our power."
  • "We must make the Federal Government a friendly, vigilant defender of the rights and equalities of all Americans."
  • "Federal laws and administrative machineries must be improved and expanded."
  • "Every man should have the right to a decent home, the right to an education, the right to adequate medical care, the right to a worthwhile job..."
  • Goal
  • Proposed Action