Telegram from Former President Truman Regarding Sit-ins

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Description

Former President Harry S. Truman replied to the president and executive secretary of the Detroit NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) regarding a statement he made about student protests against racial segregation.

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Citation

This primary source comes from the Collection HST-PPP: Harry S. Truman Post-Presidential Papers.

National Archives Identifier: 40020096

Full Citation: Correspondence Between Former President Harry S. Truman and Edward M. Turner and Arthur L. Johnson; 3/24/1960; Civil Rights; Secretary’s Office Files; Collection HST-PPP: Harry S. Truman Post-Presidential Papers,; Harry S. Truman Library, Independence, MO. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/telegram-former-president-truman-lunch-counter-sitins/, January 6, 2026]

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