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Executive Order #9981, issued by Harry Truman, officially desegregated the United States armed forces. It was issued in July of 1948. Full desegregation was not a reality until the Korean War in 1950.

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July 26, 1948. President enacted Executive order 9981 that desegregated the US armed forces.

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