HISTORY
THE COLD WAR ERA
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Harry S. Truman
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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John F. Kennedy
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Detailed explanation-1: -Executive Order 9981 was issued on July 26, 1948, by President Harry S. Truman. This executive order abolished discrimination “on the basis of race, color, religion or national origin” in the United States Armed Forces. The Order led to the re-integration of the services during the Korean War (1950–1953).
Detailed explanation-2: -These lawsuits were combined into the landmark Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court case that outlawed segregation in schools in 1954.
Detailed explanation-3: -Truman served during World War I as a Field Artillery officer, and continued in the Organized Reserve Corps until he retired in 1953. Documents contained herein detail various aspects of Harry S. Truman’s military career.