On July 26, 1948, President Harry S. Truman orders the
desegregation of the Armed Forces by Executive Order 9981.
Prior to Harry Truman passing the Executive Order 9981 on
February 2, 1948 he asked Congress to create a permanent
FEPC, and in December 1946, he appointed a distinguished
panel to serve as the President's Commission on Civil
Rights, which would recommend "more adequate means and
procedures for the protection of the civil rights of the
people of the United States." The Commission noted the
many restrictions on blacks, and urged that each person,
regardless of race, color or national origin, should have
access to equal opportunity in securing education, decent
housing and jobs. Harry Truman sent a special message to
Congress on February 2, 1948 calling for prompt
implementation of the Commission's recommendations.
Southerners were unhappy with that idea and "immediately
threatened a filibuster", so Truman, unable to secure action
from the Congress......
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