Editor’s Note: On July 26, 1948, President Harry Truman issued Executive Order 9981, effectively desegregating the U.S. military. The move was a key event in the history of the U.S. military and the ...

As we mark 75 years since the signing of Executive Order 9981, we find ourselves reflecting on the significance of President Harry S. Truman's trailblazing mandate to abolish racial segregation within ...

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Four years ago, on July 26, 1948, President Truman issued his Executive Order 9981, directing "as rapidly as possible" a policy establishing "equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons in ...

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, July 24, 2008) -- On July 26, 1948, President Harry S. Truman signed Executive Order 9981, establishing the President's Committee on Equality of Treatment and ...

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, July 24, 2008) -- The Korean Conflict led the way for integration of the Army after President Harry S. Truman signed Executive Order 9981 calling for equal treatment, ...

On July 26, 1948, President Harry S. Truman issued Executive Order 9981, abolishing discrimination “on the basis of race, color, religion or national origin” in the United States Armed Forces. This ...

Executive Order 9981: Abolishing racial discrimination in the US military Issued on July 26, 1948, by President Truman, EO 9981 abolished racial discrimination in the U.S. armed forces ...

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2008-08-05T08:34:18-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/3c3/280290-07-m.jpgSixty years ago on July 26, 1948, President Harry Truman signed Executive Order 9981 ...