Negro

We pledge that our American citizens of Negro descent shall be given a square deal in the economic and political life of this nation. Discrimination in the civil service, the army, navy, and all other branches of the Government must cease. To enjoy the full benefits of life, liberty and pursuit of happiness universal suffrage must be made effective for the Negro citizen. Mob violence shocks the conscience of the nation and legislation to curb this evil should be enacted.

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Chicago: "Negro," Republican Party Platform of 1940 in Donald B. Johnson, Ed. National Party Platforms, 1840–1976. Supplement 1980. (Champaign-Urbana: University of Illinois), Pp.393-392 Original Sources, accessed July 12, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=3XZ9LF43KZ78F9H.

MLA: . "Negro." Republican Party Platform of 1940, in Donald B. Johnson, Ed. National Party Platforms, 1840–1976. Supplement 1980. (Champaign-Urbana: University of Illinois), Pp.393-392, Original Sources. 12 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=3XZ9LF43KZ78F9H.

Harvard: , 'Negro' in Republican Party Platform of 1940. cited in , Donald B. Johnson, Ed. National Party Platforms, 1840–1976. Supplement 1980. (Champaign-Urbana: University of Illinois), Pp.393-392. Original Sources, retrieved 12 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=3XZ9LF43KZ78F9H.