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

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On the eve of America's entry into World War II, African American leaders pushed for inclusion in the war effort and, after the war, they mounted a concerted effort to integrate the armed services. Harry S. Truman's decision to issue Executive Order 9981 in 1948, which resulted in the inte...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Taylor, Jon E., 1968-
Autor Corporativo: United States. President's Committee on Civil Rights
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Routledge, ©2012.
Colección:Critical moments in American history
Temas:
Truman, Harry S., > 1884-1972 > Political and social views.
Truman, Harry S., > 1884-1972
United States. > President's Committee on Equality of Treatment and Opportunity in the Armed Services. > Freedom to serve.
1900-1999
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.
Militaires noirs américains > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Noirs américains > Ségrégation > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Noirs américains > Droits > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Droits de l'homme > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
HISTORY > Military > Biological & Chemical Warfare.
African American soldiers
African Americans > Civil rights
African Americans > Segregation
Armed Forces > African Americans
Civil rights
Political and social views
Segregation > Law and legislation
United States > Armed Forces > African Americans > History > 20th century.
États-Unis > Forces armées > Noirs américains > Histoire > 20e siècle.
United States
Electronic books.
History
dissertations.
Academic theses.
Thèses et écrits académiques.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:On the eve of America's entry into World War II, African American leaders pushed for inclusion in the war effort and, after the war, they mounted a concerted effort to integrate the armed services. Harry S. Truman's decision to issue Executive Order 9981 in 1948, which resulted in the integration of the armed forces, was an important event in twentieth century American history. In Freedom to Serve, Jon E. Taylor gives an account of the presidential order as an event which forever changed the U.S. armed forces, and set a political precedent for the burgeoning civil rights movem.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiv, 203 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1283871521
9781283871525
1136174257
9781136174254
9780203081525
0203081528

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