He wanted to end the "disease" of racism in the country.
Truman desegregated the US Armed Forces.
He met with Truman and Congress He planned a protest in front of the White House
The segregation he ordered was in the United States for the Japanese living there because their were into war with Japan.
President Truman made his executive order after WWII ended.
Truman
The US Military was segregated until Truman signed a new law in 1947. Two years after WW2 ended.
President Harry Truman ended unit segregation in the military.
He met with Truman and Congress He planned a protest in front of the White House
The segregation he ordered was in the United States for the Japanese living there because their were into war with Japan.
President Truman made his executive order after WWII ended.
The action that was taken by president Harry Truman in 1948 to further the cause of civil rights was to issue two executive orders. One of these orders banned segregation in the military. The other order fair employment practices in civil service jobs.
Executive Order 9981, ordering an end to racial segregation in the US Military.
This measure was signed on July 26, 1948 by Harry Truman. It ended racial discrimination and segregation in the military forces.
To order an end to racial segregation in the military.
Truman
desegregate the military
The US Military was segregated until Truman signed a new law in 1947. Two years after WW2 ended.
Truman in 1951