Freedom to serve Truman, civil rights, and Executive Order 9981

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Author:

Taylor, Jon E., 1968-

Personal Author:

Taylor, Jon E., 1968-

Publication Information:

New York : Routledge, 2013.

Physical Description:

xiv, 203 p. : ill.

Contents:

Franklin Roosevelt, African Americans and the coming of World War II -- Politics and the quest for an integrated military, 1937-1945 -- Harry Truman and civil rights, 1884-1945 -- Post-war utilization of the military and the creation of the President's Committee on Civil rights, 1945-1947 -- Politics and the President's Committee on Equality of Treatment and Opportunity in the Armed Services, 1948-1953 -- Historians debate Truman's civil rights record -- Bibliography -- Primary documents.

Personal Subject:

Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972-Political and social views.

Corporate Subject:

United States. President's Committee on Civil Rights. To secure these rights.

United States. President's Committee on Equality of Treatment and Opportunity in the Armed Services. Freedom to serve.

Subject Term:

Segregation -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History -- 20th century.

African American soldiers -- History -- 20th century.

African Americans -- Segregation -- History -- 20th century.

African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century.

Civil rights -- United States -- History -- 20th century.

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