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President's Committee Freedom to Serve: Equality of Treatment and Opportunity in the Armed Services

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09640.312 Author/Creator: President's Committee Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Pamphlet Date: 1950 Pagination: 82 p. : Height: 24.9 cm, Width: 16.5 cm Order a Copy

One pamphlet entitled, "Freedom to Serve: Equality of Treatment and Opportunity in the Armed Services," by the President's Committee dated 1950. Following President Harry S. Truman's executive order, mandating that there would be no discrimination in the armed forces, the study analyzes whether or not African Americans would be fit to serve.

Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

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