Strom Thurmond, presidential candidate of the States' Rights Democratic Party (or Dixiecrats) sent this telegram to President Truman, challenging him to a debate on Truman's civil rights program and the civil rights plank of the Democratic Party.
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Title: Telegram from Strom Thurmond to President Harry S. Truman
Creator: Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum at the National Archives and Records Administration
Date Created: 1948-10-11
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