1. Research President Truman's Civil Rights position with regard to the following: A. What did he propose in the way of Civil Rights? B. How did Congress respond to his request for a Civil Rights Bill? 2. What is the symbolism used by the cartoonist through use of a bell? 3. What do you feel is the reason for the expression placed on Truman's face by the cartoonist?

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Cartoon Credit: Copyright 1948 by Herblock in the Washington Post. Reprinted with permission.

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