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Executive Order 9981: Desegregation of the Armed Forces

  • Woodneath Library 8900 North Flintlock Road Kansas City, MO, 64157 United States (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.

6:30pm - 7:30pm

Woodneath Community Room 1 and 2

Source: https://www.mymcpl.org/events/81929/executive-order-9981-desegregation-armed-forces
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