President Truman and the desegregation of the armed forces : a 50th anniversary view of executive order 9981 / by Powell, Colin L.

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Milestones along the march; twelve historic Civil Rights documents, from World War II to Selma.

Table of Contents: “…Equality of opportunity in the armed forces : a presidential order heralds a great experiment in democracy, 1948. (Executive Order 9981 establishing the President's Committee on equality of treatment and opportunity in the armed forces)…”


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The Great Migration

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Milestone documents in American history : exploring the primary sources that shaped America

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Milestone documents in American history : exploring the primary sources that shaped America

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African American activism and political engagement : an encyclopedia of empowerment

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The Democratic Party : documents decoded by Harris, Douglas B., Sandy-Bailey, Lonce H., 1967-

Table of Contents: “…Desegregating the armed services : Harry S. Truman, Executive Order 9981, July 26, 1948 --…”


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Foxholes & color lines : desegregating the U.S. Armed Forces by Mershon, Sherie

Table of Contents: “…Military policies toward Black troops prior to World War II -- Defense mobilization and entry into war, 1940-1942 -- Segregation in practice : Blacks in the Armed Forces during World War II -- The shortcomings of military racial policies during World War II -- Questioning assumptions and experimenting with alternatives to segregation, 1943-1945 -- Internal debate, reform, and stalemate, 1945-1948 -- President Truman and the adoption of Executive Order 9981 in 1948 -- The Fahy Committee and the implementation of military desegregation, 1948-1950 -- "There's no color line in a foxhole" : the Korean War and the formal completion of desegregation, 1950-1954 -- Continuity and change in military racial policies and practices, 1953-1961 -- The controversy over off-base discrimination against Black military personnel, 1961-1965 -- Conclusions.…”


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Harry S. Truman by Ferrell, Robert H.

Table of Contents: “…The President's Committee on Equality of Treatment and Opportunity within the Armed Services, Executive Order 9981, July 26, 1948…”


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To form a more perfect union milestones of the civil rights movement

Table of Contents: “…1948: Executive Order 9981 -- 1954: Brown v. Board of Education -- 1955: Montgomery bus boycott -- 1957: Little Rock nine -- 1960: Lunch counter sit-ins -- 1961: Freedom riders -- 1963: March on Washington -- 1964: Civil Rights Act -- 1965: Selma March -- 1965: Voting Rights Act -- Bonus: Art of the stamp (features full frame depiction of each stamp and the artist information).…”


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To form a more perfect union milestones of the civil rights movement

Table of Contents: “…1948 : Executive Order 9981 -- 1954 : Brown v. Board of Education -- 1955 : Montgomery bus boycott -- 1957 : Little Rock nine -- 1960 : Lunch counter sit-ins -- 1961 : Freedom riders -- 1963 : March on Washington -- 1964 : Civil Rights Act -- 1965 : Selma March -- 1965 : Voting Rights Act -- Bonus : Art of the stamp (features full frame depiction of each stamp and the artist information).…”


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The Cambridge guide to African American history by Gavins, Raymond

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The double V : how wars, protest, and Harry Truman desegregated America's military by James, Rawn

Table of Contents: “…Miller -- The double v -- Harvest of disorder : the Army -- The Army Air Corps -- "Entitled to a showdown" : the Navy Under Secretary Frank Knox and the Truman committee -- The Navy and Marine Corps under Secretary Forrestal -- From senator to vice-president to president in 100 days -- V-day deferred -- The Noah's ark committee -- The blinding of Isaac Woodard and the signing of Executive Order 9981 -- Freedom to serve -- The museum and the mirror.…”


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The double v : how wars, protest, and Harry Truman desegregated America's military by James, Rawn, Jr

Table of Contents: “…Miller -- The double v -- Harvest of disorder : the Army -- The Army Air Corps -- "Entitled to a showdown" : the Navy Under Secretary Frank Knox and the Truman committee -- The Navy under Secretary Forrestal and the Marine Corps -- From senator to vice-president to president in 100 days -- V-day deferred -- The Noah's ark committee -- The blinding of Isaac Woodard and the signing of Executive Order 9981 -- Freedom to serve -- The museum mirror.…”


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We can overcome : an American black conservative manifesto / Allen B. West. by West, Allen, 1961-

Table of Contents: “…Washington ; "To support and defend" -- Our history from Executive Order 9981 to the Community Reinvestment Act. The ideological shift of the black community ; President Truman and the desegregation of the armed forces ; President Eisenhower's Civil Rights legacy ; President Kennedy and the new black democrats ; President Johnson's opportunistic behavior ; The Moynihan mind-set ; President Nixon's support to integrate ; President Carter and the Community Reinvestment Act -- Twenty-first century economic plantation. …”


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We can overcome : an American black conservative manifesto by West, Allen, 1961-

Table of Contents: “…." -- Part II: Our history from Executive Order 9981 to the Community Reinvestment Act. The ideological shift of the black community -- President Truman and the desegregation of the Armed Forces -- President Eisenhower's civil rights legacy -- President Kennedy and the new black Democrats -- President Johnson's opportunistic behavior -- The Moynihan mind-set -- President Nixon's support to integrate -- President Carter and the Community Reinvestment Act -- Part III: Twenty-first century economic plantation. …”


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Postwar 1940s (1945-1950)

Table of Contents: “…Kraemer (1948) ; Executive Order 9981 ; Southern Legislators Protest Proposed Anti-lynching Legislation -- Appendixes. …”


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Jim Crow : a historical encyclopedia of the American mosaic

Table of Contents: “…Louis riot of 1917 -- Eugenics -- Evers, Medgar -- Executive Order 9981 -- Fair Employment Practices Commission (FEPC) -- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) -- Florida -- Garvey, Marcus -- Georgia -- Great Depression -- Great migration -- Health care -- Historically Black colleges and universities -- Housing covenants -- Humor and comedic traditions -- Jim Crow -- Johnson, Jack -- Kentucky -- King, Martin Luther, Jr. -- Ku Klux Klan -- Labor unions -- Lawson, James Morris, Jr. -- Little Rock Nine -- Louisiana -- Lynching -- Malcolm X -- March on Washington Monument -- Marriage, Interracial -- Marshall, Thurgood -- Meredith, James -- Minstrelsy -- Mississippi -- Montgomery bus boycott -- Nadir of the Negro -- National Association of Colored Women -- Negro League baseball -- New Deal -- North Carolina -- Parks, Rosa -- Passing -- Plessy v. …”


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Unexampled courage : the blinding of Sgt. Isaac Woodard and the awakening of President Harry S. Truman and Judge J. Waties Waring by Gergel, Richard

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Our documents : 100 milestone documents from the National Archives

Table of Contents: “…Recognition of Israel ; Executive Order 9981: Desegregation of the Armed Forces -- 1953: Armistice agreement for the Restoration of the South Korean State -- 1954: Senate Resolution 301: Censure of Senator Joseph McCarthy ; Brown v. …”


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