| Frank P. King - 1997 - 260 páginas
...and eventually received, much of the black vote in his state: "I believe in the brotherhood of man; not merely the brotherhood of white men, but the brotherhood of all men, before the law."6 The three-way race in the primary also helped Truman. One of his opponents declared: "Know him... | |
| D. M. Giangreco, Kathryn Moore - 1999 - 556 páginas
...statement on civil rights that left no room for equivocation: I believe in the brotherhood of man, not merely the brotherhood of white men but the brotherhood...Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. In giving Negroes the rights which are theirs we are only acting in accord with our own ideals of a true democracy.... | |
| Philip A. Klinkner, Rogers M. Smith - 2002 - 430 páginas
...taxes. Running for reelection in 1940, he told a white audience, "I believe in the brotherhood of man; not merely the brotherhood of white men, but the brotherhood of all men before the law. ... In giving the Negroes the rights that are theirs, we are only acting in accord with ideas of a... | |
| Robert H. Ferrell - 1999 - 176 páginas
...they are entitled to something better than this. There was more: "I believe in the brotherhood of man, not merely the brotherhood of white men, but the brotherhood of all men before law." It was an extraordinary thing to say in outstate Missouri, where southern ideas and ways dominated.... | |
| Steve Neal - 2002 - 370 páginas
...equal rights before law, Negroes deserve every aid and protection. I believe in the brotherhood of man; not merely the brotherhood of white men, but the brotherhood of all men before law. I believe in the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. In giving to the Negroes the... | |
| David McCullough - 2003 - 1409 páginas
...at the very start, in Sedalia, to a nearly all-white audience: I believe in the brotherhood of man; not merely the brotherhood of white men, but the brotherhood of all men before the law.... If any class or race can be permanently set apart from, or pushed down below the rest in political... | |
| William Edward Leuchtenburg - 2005 - 696 páginas
...them ex-Ku Kluxers, and not a black face anywhere," he declared: "I believe in the brotherhood of man; not merely the brotherhood of white men, but the brotherhood of all men before law. . . . If any class or race can be permanently set apart from, or pushed down below, the rest in... | |
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