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#OTD in 1948, President Harry S. Truman signed Executive Order 9981 to officially desegregate the U.S. military, stating "there shall be equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons in the Armed Forces without regard to race, color, religion or national origin." https://t.co/pfrWDFWLs9 — PolitiTweet.org