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Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt

 
What was FDR's stance on civil rights?
 
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jharrington
03/25/09
What was FDR's stance on civil rights?
           
 
splizxer
03/25/09
replied to: jharrington
FDR tried to strike a balance between the Southern Democrats upon whom he depended to support his New Deal, and the minority groups who saw him as a hero.
           
 
bulldog1
03/25/09
replied to: splizxer
In 1941 FDR began issuing executive orders to protect minorities against discrimination in wartime job markets.