jim crow laws were racial segregation laws that were applied to blacks until they were overruled by the civil rights act of 1964. until that time, blacks faced discriminatory practices in all parts of public life including jobs, housing, use of public transport, and education. in addition, blacks faced discrimination in the armed forces until president harry truman issued an executive order in 1948 that outlawed discrimination in the military.based on the historical background provided, which claims in this excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt’s "four freedoms" speech, given in 1941, can be considered inconsistent with us policy? that is why the future of all the american republics is today in serious danger.that is why this annual message to the congress is unique in our history.
that is why every member of the executive branch of the government and every member of the congress faces great responsibility and great accountability.
the need of the moment is that our actions and our policy should be devoted primarily-almost exclusively—to meeting this foreign peril. for all our domestic problems are now a part of the great emergency.
just as our national policy in internal affairs has been based upon a decent respect for the rights and the dignity of all our fellow men within our gates, so our national policy in foreign affairs has been based on a decent respect for the rights and dignity of all nations, large and small. and the justice of morality must and will win in the end. our national policy is this:
first, by an impressive expression of the public will and without regard to partisanship, we are committed to all-inclusive national defense.