@article{813124,
      recid = {813124},
      title = {Franklin D. Roosevelt and race relations, 1933-1945.},
      pages = {1 online resource.},
      note = {Date range of documents: 1933-1945.},
      abstract = {This collection contains materials for the study of the  early development of the Civil Rights Movement-concerned  with the issues of lynching, segregation, race riots, and  employment discrimination. FDR assumed the presidency of a  nation in which white supremacy was a significant cultural  and political force. Many states denied or severely  restricted voting rights to African Americans and used  their political power to further diminish their status and  to deny them the benefits and opportunities of society.  There was constant pressure on FDR to support anti-lynching  legislation. But civil rights were a stepchild of the New  Deal. Bent on economic recovery and reform and having to  work through powerful Southern congressmen, whose seniority  placed them at the head of key congressional committees,  the president hesitated to place civil rights on his  agenda. FDR's record on civil rights has been the subject  of much controversy. This new collection from FDR's  Official File provides insight into his political style and  presents an instructive example of how he balanced moral  preference with political realities.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/813124},
}