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Question 4 • US History

Which African American leader encouraged President Truman to desegregate the armed forces?

Answer
A
A. Philip Randolph
B
Malcolm X
C
Thurgood Marshall
D
Martin Luther King Jr.

Explanation

A. Philip Randolph pressed President Truman to end racial segregation in the military, including by threatening a march on Washington. Truman issued an executive order desegregating the armed forces in 1948. Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. became prominent later, and Thurgood Marshall was a leading civil rights lawyer.

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