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What was Roosevelt's stance on civil rights

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Theodore Roosevelt's stance: He gave many more oppurtunties to the workers of America who many of whom were suffering from unrestricted companies that held monopolies across the country. However, he also believed in the strict racial ideology that African-Americans were inferior to White-Americans.

Franklin D. Roosevelt's stance: Decades after his cousin had been in office, Franklin issued Executive Order 8802 which promoted the rights of African-Americans. However, he also issued Executive Order 9066 which led to the internment camps which held hundreds of thousands of Japanese-American citizens on the west coast.

Step-by-step explanation:

Both men were progressive and great presidents, but not perfect.

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