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Executive Order 9981: Desegregation of the Armed Forces

  • North Independence Library 317 W 24 Highway independence, MO 64050 (map)

President Harry S. Truman signed Executive Order 9981 on July 26, 1948, banning segregation in the armed forces and ordering full integration of all branches. Hear the story of how desegregation of the military became a reality despite considerable resistance to the President’s executive order.

7:00pm - 8:00pm

North Independence Community Rooms 1 and 2

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