Letter from President Harry S. Truman to Melvin M. Johnson, 1948 July 29

Letter from President Harry S. Truman to Melvin M. Johnson, 1948 July 29

A letter from President Harry S. Truman to Sovereign Grand Commander Melvin M. Johnson. Dated July 29, 1948. In this letter, Truman thanks Johnson for sending a copy of the memorandum to the Active Members of the Supreme Council regarding Truman’s Civil Rights committee. The President’s committee and its report (To Secure These Rights: The Report of the President’s Committee on Civil Rights) prompted Truman to sign Executive Orders 9980 and 9981, desegregating the federal workforce and the armed services.

Collection of Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, Lexington, Massachusetts. SC069

1948 07 29

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English

A2019/001/012

1 item ; 23 x 18 cm.

Collection of the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library