75 years ago this week, Pres, Truman signed Executive Order 9981..

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Werebeaver
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75 years ago this week, Pres, Truman signed Executive Order 9981.. Jul 28, 2023 3:00:09 GMT -8 wilkyisdashiznit and irimi like this

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Post by Werebeaver on Jul 28, 2023 3:00:09 GMT -8

Ending segregation in the US Armed Forces. An important event in US history.
www.nps.gov/articles/000/executive-order-9981.htm

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75 years ago this week, Pres, Truman signed Executive Order 9981.. Jul 28, 2023 9:35:01 GMT -8 wilkyisdashiznit likes this

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Post by Henry Skrimshander on Jul 28, 2023 9:35:01 GMT -8

"I also think the military wasn’t designed to be an instrument of social change. The problem with that is that's what they were saying to me fifty years ago.

"Blacks shouldn’t serve with whites, it would disrupt the unit. You know what? It did disrupt the unit. The unit got over it. The unit changed.

"I’m an admiral in the U.S. Navy and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Beat that with a stick."

Admiral Percy Fitzwallace, on "The West Wing."

"The shortstop is the source of stillness at the center of the defense. He projects this stillness and teammates respond."

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