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Saturday, July 27, 2024

Where the buck stopped

On July 26, 1948, Harry Truman gave the spoiler wing of his party a lesson in Presidential power when he issued Executive Orders 9980 and 9981, officially desegregating the United States Armed Forces and all agencies of the federal government.

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