Freedom to serve Truman, civil rights, and Executive Order 9981

Freedom to serve : Truman, civil rights, and Executive Order 9981 / by Jon E. Taylor.

Author/creator	Taylor, Jon E., 1968-
Other author/creator	United States. President's Committee on Civil Rights. To secure these rights.
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	New York, NY : Routledge,
Description	xiv, 203 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)	Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972--Political and social views. United States. President's Committee on Equality of Treatment and Opportunity in the Armed Services. Freedom to serve. Segregation--Law and legislation --United States --History --20th century. African American soldiers--History --20th century. African Americans--Segregation --History --20th century. African Americans--Civil rights --History --20th century. Civil rights--United States --History --20th century. United States--Armed Forces --African Americans --History --20th century.

Contents	Franklin Roosevelt, African Americans and the coming of World War II -- Politics and the quest for an integrated military, 1937-1945 -- Harry Truman and civil rights, 1884-1945 -- Post-war utilization of the military and the creation of the President's Committee on Civil rights, 1945-1947 -- Politics and the President's Committee on Equality of Treatment and Opportunity in the Armed Services, 1948-1953 -- Historians debate Truman's civil rights record -- Bibliography -- Primary documents.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2012011993
ISBN	9780415895583
ISBN	9780415894494

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