What did President Truman do in the area of civil rights?
a. He issued an executive order instructing the military to integrate its forces.
b. He presented Congress with legislation that would outlaw segregated housing.
c. He did virtually nothing, driving black voters into the Republican camp.
d. He was openly hostile to the emerging civil rights movement.
ANSWER: a
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