A Philip Randolph
One thing that is true of the desegregation of armed forces under President Truman was that it was done by executive order.
One thing that is true of the desegregation of armed forces under President Truman was that it was done by executive order.
Truman
Truman
1951
Armed Forces.
One important thing President Truman did was to desegregate the military. The armed forces had always been segregated, with separate units for black soldiers (usually under the command of a white officer); frequently, the black troops were given only menial assignments and not allowed to advance to higher ranks, no matter how valiantly they served. In 1948, President Truman used an executive order to integrate the military. It was not a popular move at the time, but he believed it was the right thing to do, so he moved forward with it.
One thing that is true of the desegregation of armed forces under President Truman was that it was done by executive order.
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 Truman demobilized the armed forces in the hope to unite the Democrats. He wanted to give civil rights to minorities without alienating segregationists.
President Truman