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1942 – 1948City and state politics (1942 – 1948) During World War II, Hubert H. Humphrey became state director of new production training and reemployment and chief of the Minnesota war service program 1942, assistant director, War Manpower Commission 1943, professor in political science at Macalester College in St. Paul 1943 – 1944, and radio news commentator 1944 – 1945. In 1943, he made his first run at elective office, for mayor of Minneapolis, but he lost that election. In 1944, Humphrey was the one of the key players in the merger of the Democratic and Farmer-Labor parties of Minnesota to form the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL). When in 1945 Minnesota Communists seized effective control over the state party, Humphrey became an engaged anti-Communist. After the war, he again ran for mayor of Minneapolis, this time, succeeding. He served from 1945 – 1948. He was re-elected in 1947 by the largest margin in the city's history, to that time. Humphrey gained national fame during these years by being among the founders of the liberal anti-communist Americans for Democratic Action (ADA) and for reforming the Minneapolis police force. Previously, the city had been declared the antisemitism capital of the country and the small African-American population of the city encountered numerous instances of racism. His tenure as mayor would be famous for his efforts to fight bigotry in all its forms. |
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