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Orson Wells was always ahead of his time. He was a true Renaissance Man and a liberal thinker so I'm not surprised by this sililoquy. He was rumored to have had a hot affair with black actress Eartha Kitt back in the 50s. Harry Truman has never been given enough credit for realizing that the time had come to break down racial barriers and that something had to be done about this. He was Franklin D. Roosevel's vice president and when FDR died, black folks were very leery of Truman. Roosevelt ran for office and, before there were term limits, was elected 4 times by promising a New Deal. He came into office the year I was born and for the first 13 years of my life, he was the only president I knew. (He was like a king to us. ) Truman finished out FDR's term when he died in office. And when Truman ran on his own, his campaign slogan promised A Fair Deal. He did OK.

If more White people responded to the treatment of Blacks with the same vigor, the US would be truly incredible.