"We must scrupulously guard the civil rights and civil liberties of all our citizens, whatever their background. We must remember that any oppression, any injustice, any hatred, is a wedge designed to attack our civilization." - Former President Franklin D. Roosevelt

From Franklin D. Roosevelt

Presidential Library & Museum

FDR and Polio

Read Here

From PBS

Hiding A Disability



Watch Here

From Professor Buzzkill History Podcast

Episode #213 FDR, Polio, and the Press

Listen Here

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