(A) continuation of the New Deal programs that supported African Americans
(B) need to increase the number of soldiers in the armed forces
(C) ** service that African Americans performed during World War II
(D) need to regulate the operations of the defense industry
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Concept note-1: -Executive Order 9981: Desegregation of the Armed Forces (1948) Citation: Executive Order 9981, July 26, 1948; General Records of the United States Government; Record Group 11; National Archives. On July 26, 1948, President Harry S. Truman signed this executive order banning segregation in the Armed Forces.