How Harry S. Truman went from being a racist to desegregating the military - podcast episode cover

How Harry S. Truman went from being a racist to desegregating the military

Jul 26, 20196 min
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Episode description

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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