up and resorted to red- baiting, denouncing “Henry Wallace and his communist” whenever he could. He also sought support from African American voters in the northern cities, becoming the first presidential candidate to campaign in Harlem. In the end, he prevailed and the African American electoral votes were key in his success. In Truman’s Fair Deal he pushed forward legislation to support the civil rights for African Americans, including an anti lynching bill, he also proposed a national health insurance…
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