State of the Union Speech 1956-01

State of the Union Speech 1956-01

State of the Union

Dwight D. Eisenhower discusses progress on the civil rights subject. Eisenhower claims that discrimination is "disappearing" in pubic facilities, and now every citizen has an equal opportunity to serve it's country. This demonstrates Eisenhower's perception on the progress of civil rights among African Americans.

State of the Union speech on civil rights issues, January 1956, Eisenhower, Dwight D.: Papers as President of the United States, 1953-61 (Ann Whitman File), Speech Series, Box 14, State of the Union Jan. 1956 (1), Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Abilene, Kansas.

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