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Freedom to serve : Truman, civil rights, and Executive Order 9981 / Jon E. Taylor.
Van Pelt Library UB418.A47 T39 2013
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Taylor, Jon E., 1968-
- Series:
- Critical moments in American history
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972--Political and social views.
- Truman, Harry S.
- Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972.
- United States. President's Committee on Equality of Treatment and Opportunity in the Armed Services.
- Civil rights.
- History.
- African Americans--Segregation.
- Segregation--Law and legislation.
- Armed Forces.
- African Americans.
- Political and social views.
- United States--Armed Forces--African Americans--History--20th century.
- United States.
- 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.
- Segregation.
- African American soldiers--History--20th century.
- African American soldiers.
- African Americans--Segregation--History--20th century.
- African Americans--Civil rights--History--20th century.
- African Americans--Civil rights.
- Civil rights--United States--History--20th century.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 203 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Routledge, 2013.
- Summary:
- On the eve of America's entry into World War II, African American leaders pushed for inclusion in the war effort and, after the war, they mounted a concerted effort to integrate the armed services. Harry S. Truman's decision to issue Executive Order 9981 in 1948, which resulted in the integration of the armed forces, was an important event in twentieth century American history.
- In Freedom to Serve, Jon E. Taylor gives an account of the presidential order as an event that forever changed the U.S. armed forces, and set a political precedent for the burgeoning civil rights movement. Including press releases, newspaper articles, presidential speeches, and biographical sidebars, Freedom to Serve introduces students to an under-examined event while illuminating the period in a new way.
- For additional documents, images, and resources please visit the Freedom to Serve companion website at www.routledge.com/cw/criticalmoments Book jacket.
- Critical Moments in American History is a series of short texts designed to familiarize students with events or issues critical to the American experience. Through the use of narrative and primary sources, these books help instructors deconstruct an important moment in American history with the help of timelines, glossaries, textboxes, and a robust companion website. Book jacket.
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780415894487
- 0415894484
- 9780415894494
- 0415894492
- 9780415895583
- 0415895588
- OCLC:
- 789661447
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