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Article: -THE WHITE HOUSE: 50th anniversary of the integration of the Armed Services, 1998
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- July 14, 1998
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M2 PRESSWIRE-14 July 1998-THE WHITE HOUSE: Office of the Press Secretary -- 50th anniversary of the integration of the Armed Services, 1998 (C)1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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-- By the President of the United States of America a proclamation
On July 26, 1948, with the stroke of a pen, President Harry Truman changed the course of American history. By signing Executive Order 9981, "Establishing the President's Committee on Equality of Treatment and Opportunity in the Armed Services," he officially declared that "there shall be equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons in the armed services without regard to race, color, religion or ...