In response to post–World War II racial violence, including lynchings and mob attacks on Black veterans and civilians, President Harry S. Truman issued Executive Order 9808. This established the President’s Committee on Civil Rights, the first national-level initiative dedicated specifically to examining and recommending federal action on civil rights.
The committee’s work led to the landmark 1947 report, “To Secure These Rights,” which laid the groundwork for future civil rights reforms and called for the elimination of segregation, protection of voting rights, and enforcement of equal protection under the law.
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