To shore up support in the black community during the 1948 presidential race, Harry Truman:

A) announced wide-ranging civil rights proposals that included anti-lynching legislation and a permanent Fair Employment Practices Committee.
B) announced a federal "war on poverty."
C) called for a new war against Jim Crow segregation in the South.
D) asked that black delegates from southern states be seated at the Democratic National Convention.


Answer: A

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