Born on May 8, 1884, nearly two decades after the Civil War's end, Truman grew up in a segregated town in Missouri, once a pro-slavery state. Both sides of his family were connected to slavery, with grandparents who owned slaves. His mother, Martha Ellen Young, held a strong dislike for President Abraham Lincoln.
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