Civil rights

Senator Wayne Morse speaking from a rostrum on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, addressing the closing session of the 38th annual conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Seated in the first row on the right of the rostrum are: Walter White, President of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; President Harry S. Truman, who also addressed the conference; and Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, who also addressed the conference.

Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt speaking from a rostrum on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, addressing the closing session of the 38th annual conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Seated in the first row on the right of the rostrum are: Walter White, President of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; President Harry S. Truman, who also addressed the conference; and Senator Wayne Morse.

President Truman speaks from a rostrum on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial as he addresses the closing session of the 38th annual conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Senator Wayne Morse is seated on the right in the first row. Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt is seated second from the right on the first row, next to Senator Morse. Walter White, President of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is seated in the front row, on the other side of the empty chair next to Mrs. Roosevelt.

President Harry S. Truman speaks from a rostrum on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial as he addresses the closing session of the 38th annual conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).

President Harry S. Truman speaks from a rostrum on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, as he addresses the closing session of the 38th annual conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Reflection pool and the Washington Monument are in background.

Kansas City, Missouri. Former President Harry S. Truman speaks on integration. The former President wears a stern expression as he holds a statement in which he said when the Governor cannot enforce federal laws "it is the sworn duty of the President of the United States to enforce them." Harry S. Truman made the statement today at the Kansas City Municipal Airport shortly before leaving for New York to resume a visit with his daughter. From: Houston Post.

Robert C. Goodwin, Director of the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Employment Security, is shown seated second from the left. He is attending a Minority Groups Conference held in Washington, D.C., July 13-15, 1960. Goodwin's appointment book indicated this luncheon event was held at the Occidental Restaurant in Washington, D.C. The woman seated second from the right has on a name tag which reads "Miss Church." Others in view are not identified.

Ku Klux Klan initiation outside of Washington, D.C. From: Photos used in the 1984 Truman Centennial Exhibit. From Library of Congress.

Line of people, African American and white, carrying signs that are anti-Jim Crow practices. From: Photos used in the 1984 Truman Centennial Exhibit.