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.
President Harry S. Truman
It matters not what powers are utilized by the president in EO 10999, which actually assigns responsibilities to the Secretary of Commerce. It does not matter, because this EO was revoked by EO 11490 in 1969 (EO 10999 was signed in 1962).
July 26, 1948 President Harry S Truman issued Presidential Order 9981. This brought to an end segregation in the armed forces. The transition took a while but was completed withing a few years.
eo die = this day this day, the writ was reinstated
President Harry Truman banned racial discrimination in the military. The military was desegregated in 1948 with Executive Order 9981.
. . . sign Executive Order 9981 which was an executive order issued on July 26, 1948 by President Harry S. Truman . It abolished racial discrimination in the armed forces and eventually led to the end of segregation in the services .
President Harry S. Truman in Executive Order 9981: Desegregation of the Armed Forces, July 26, 1948
Executive Order 9981, ordering an end to racial segregation in the US Military.
President Truman desegregated the armed forces with Executive Order No. 9981 on July 26, 1948.
Gerald Ford signed this one on June 11,1976.
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