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Title
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Chester A. Franklin and Harry S. Truman: An African-American Conservative and the "Conversion" of the Future President
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Description
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Extensive article about the influence of Chester Franklin (1880-1955), "the African-American publisher of 'The Call,' a black Kansas City newspaper," starting in 1919, on future president Harry Truman (1884-1972), along with other "contradictory interpretations of Truman's attitudes toward African Americans." Photos and description of Franklin, born in 1880 in Texas, growing up "in all-black Nicodemus, Kansas," and arriving in Kansas City in 1913, a conservative anti-Democrat.
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Date
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1993-10
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
