Truman showed a stronger interest in civil rights than previous presidents. He was a proud defender of the Fair Employment Act that he had instigated during the war to prevent discrimination against African Americans, Jews and other minority groups. A supporter of the Wagner Act, he opposed the Taft-Hartley Bill which limited labor action, claiming it was bad for industry and workers alike. When Congress passed it he denounced it as a "slave-labor bill".
“We believe that all men are created equal because they are created in the image of God.”
“We believe that all men are created equal because they are created in the image of God.”
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