Executive Order 9981
Sign in to saveAlso known as Executive Order of July 26, 1948, Executive Order No. 9981, EO 9981, Executive Order 9981 dated July 26, 1948 in which President Harry S. Truman bans the segregation of the Armed Forces. (NAID 300009)
Truman's executive order that began racial integration of the US armed forces; item in the National Archives and Records Administration's holdings
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- United States executive order
- Author
- Harry S. Truman
- Location
- National Archives Building
- Image
- Executive Order 9981.jpg
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- publication date
- 1948-07-28
- title
- Executive Order 9981 dated July 26, 1948 in which President Harry S. Truman bans the segregation of the Armed Forces.
- published in
- Federal Register
- point in time
- 1948-07-26
- Commons category
- Executive Order 9981
- copyright status
- public domain
- start of covered period
- 1948-07-26
- end of covered period
- 1948-07-26
- signatory
- Harry S. Truman
- has effect
- end
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