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He was a at first reluctant to pass civil rights laws because he believed he would lose the support of Southern Whites who he depended on for his presidency. However, a lot of work benefiting civil rights was carried out, without him ever hinting much at these prospects in his speeches. With persuasion from Eleanor Roosevelt and others he worked to abolish lynching and created the Fair Employment Practices Committee to help abolish discrimination from employers. Although, he was forced to allow segregation to continue in many areas he did work to end segregation in the military.

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