Promise
Desegregate the armed forces
Truman signed Executive Order 9981, formally committing the federal government to equality of treatment and opportunity in the armed services and beginning the process of military desegregation.
President
Harry S. Truman
Status
Delivered
Topic
Civil Rights / Military / Federal Enforcement
Actions
3
Outcomes
1
Impact Context
Documented outcome directions: Positive.
Promise Text
Truman committed the federal government to equality of treatment and opportunity in the armed services and moved to end formal racial segregation in military service.
Evidence and Linked Records
Executive Order 9981
Policy • Executive Order
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