Desegregation of the military

The image above is of the African American newspaper in Chicago called the Chicago Defender.  On July 26, 1948 the paper had run the headline declaring that President Harry Truman had made an executive order that would eliminate segregation in the military.  The order stated the following: "One instituted fair employment practices in the civilian agencies of the federal government." It also stated that "the other provided for "equality of treatment and opportunity in the armed forces without regard to race, color, religion,or national origin."

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