60TH ANNIVERSARY OF INTEGRATION IN MILITARY APPROACHES
July 24, 2008
July 24, 2008
ABERDEEN, Md., July 24 -- Aberdeen Proving Ground released the following issue of APG News:
On July 26, 1948, President Harry S. Truman signed Executive Order 9981, establishing the President's Committee on Equality of Treatment and Opportunity in the Armed Services, and effectively eliminating segregation in America's armed forces. It was accompanied by Executive Order 9980, which created a Fair Employment Board to eliminate racial discrimination in federal employment.< . . .
On July 26, 1948, President Harry S. Truman signed Executive Order 9981, establishing the President's Committee on Equality of Treatment and Opportunity in the Armed Services, and effectively eliminating segregation in America's armed forces. It was accompanied by Executive Order 9980, which created a Fair Employment Board to eliminate racial discrimination in federal employment.< . . .