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The US population was 131 million
The US population was 131 million, 12.6 million of were African American or about 10 percent of the total population. -
Execute order 8802
blacks can be accepted into training programs in defense and letting them be treated equally. -
Truman appoints civil rights
Truman appointed the president’s commission to do the civil rights -
Strengthening the civil rights
Strengthening the civil rights division for the department of justice. -
President Truman called congress
President Truman called congress to make recommendations for the civil rights. When Southern Senators immediately threatened an attack, Truman moved ahead on civil rights by using executive powers. -
executive order
President Harry S. Truman signed an executive order establishing that the president’s committe have equal treatment and opportunity in the army. -
The President issued an executive order
The President issued an executive order clearing segregation in the armed forces and ordering an integration of all services.