On June 29, 1947, President Harry S. Truman became the first sitting U.S. president to address the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). In his speech, delivered at the Lincoln Memorial, Truman called for the end of segregation and the protection of voting rights for African Americans. This marked a significant moment in the federal government\’s acknowledgment of civil rights issues. Truman Library Institute
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