From Harry S. Truman to James D. Pouncey
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Letter from Senator Harry S. Truman to James D. Pouncey of The Jackson County Bar Association. Truman criticizes the bar for endorsing Secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Walter White in not accepting Truman's invitation to appear before the Truman Committee. Truman states, "We had no funds available to bring a trainload of Negroes here to testify, and that is what White wanted us to do."
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July 26th 1941
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Washington, DC
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Publication, commercial use, or reproduction of this image or the accompanying data requires prior written permission from the The Harry S. Truman Library and Museum. Use of this image also requires that credit be given to The Harry S. Truman Library and Museum.
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Papers of Harry S. Truman as U.S. Senator and Vice President, Box 92, Jackson Co, MO
Digital Object Identifier:
TPL-THS-0057
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