1948 Democratic National Convention Address

Portrait of Hubert H. Humphrey

Hubert H. Humphrey  ·  July 14, 1948

Portrait of Hubert H. Humphrey

Occasion. Philadelphia convention floor. He is the 37-year-old mayor of Minneapolis, speaking for a minority civil-rights plank against the Southern bloc. Party leaders wanted a weaker plank; a walkout is already being discussed. He does not say the South will bolt.

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