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The Music Room
Executive Order 9981
On July 26, 1948, President Truman issued Executive Order 9981 establishing equality of treatment and opportunity in the Armed Services. This historic document can be viewed here.
- Click on the document to the left to see a larger version of the first page of Executive Order 9981
- Click here to see the second page of Executive Order 9981
- Desegregation of the Armed Forces - Student research file now online
- A text version of Executive Order 9981 is available here
- Chronology of events surrounding the Desegregation of the Armed Services
