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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsOn this day, July 26, 1948, Harry Truman issued Executive Order 9981.
Harry Truman issues Executive Order 9981, desegregating United States armed forces, July 26, 1948:
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On this day, July 26, 1948, Harry Truman issued Executive Order 9981. (Original Post)
mahatmakanejeeves
Jul 2020
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New York Times, July 27, 1948: "Truman Orders End of Bias in [Armed] Forces and Federal Jobs"
mahatmakanejeeves
Jul 2020
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BernieBabies
(78 posts)1. great day for Dems
Bad day for Republicans because Strom Thurmond started the Dixiecrats which got folded into the Republican party in 1964. And they've been downhill ever since.
mahatmakanejeeves
(57,727 posts)2. New York Times, July 27, 1948: "Truman Orders End of Bias in [Armed] Forces and Federal Jobs"
Truman Orders End of Bias in [Armed] Forces and Federal JobsNew York Times, July 27, 1948:
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mahatmakanejeeves
(57,727 posts)3. On the same day, he issued Executive Order 9980.
Executive Order 9980, Dated July 26, 1948, in which President Truman sets Regulations Governing Fair Employment Practices within the Federal Establishment
7/26/1948
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The head of each department in the executive branch of the Government shall be personally responsible for an effective program to ensure that fair employment policies are fully observed in all personnel actions within his department. Executive Order 9980 On July 26, 1948, President Truman signed Executive Orders 9980 and 9981. The more widely known, EO 9981 desegregated the Armed Forces. Executive Order 9980 was a mandate to integrate the Federal workforce. At the time, Washington, DCour nations capitalwas a segregated city. Whites only or Negroes signs designated separate lunchrooms, work places, and restrooms. The Federal workforce was segregated, too, a policy implemented under President Wilsons administration. When President Truman entered the White House, only one agencythe Department of the Interiorwas integrated. Frustrated by Congressional inaction and armed with documentation from his Committee on Civil Rights that found discriminatory practices pervaded Federal agencies, President Truman issued the executive order. To give Executive Order 9980 strength and ensure implementation, Truman made the Presidentially-appointed heads of each department or agency responsible. Within a year, eighteen agencies had desegregated, and some agency heads that had not cooperated were removed from their positions.
7/26/1948
Additional details from our exhibits and publications
The head of each department in the executive branch of the Government shall be personally responsible for an effective program to ensure that fair employment policies are fully observed in all personnel actions within his department. Executive Order 9980 On July 26, 1948, President Truman signed Executive Orders 9980 and 9981. The more widely known, EO 9981 desegregated the Armed Forces. Executive Order 9980 was a mandate to integrate the Federal workforce. At the time, Washington, DCour nations capitalwas a segregated city. Whites only or Negroes signs designated separate lunchrooms, work places, and restrooms. The Federal workforce was segregated, too, a policy implemented under President Wilsons administration. When President Truman entered the White House, only one agencythe Department of the Interiorwas integrated. Frustrated by Congressional inaction and armed with documentation from his Committee on Civil Rights that found discriminatory practices pervaded Federal agencies, President Truman issued the executive order. To give Executive Order 9980 strength and ensure implementation, Truman made the Presidentially-appointed heads of each department or agency responsible. Within a year, eighteen agencies had desegregated, and some agency heads that had not cooperated were removed from their positions.