President Truman’s Executive Order 9981

Executive Order 9981, issued by President Truman in 1948, declared that there should be equality of treatment and opportunity in the armed forces regardless of race, color, religion, or national origin. It therefore called for an end to segregation in the U.S. military. The correct choice is “called for an end to the segregation of American armed forces.”

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