De-segregation

On July 26, 1948, President Harry Truman issued two executive orders.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was signed into law, marking a transformative moment in American history. Through its passage, segregation was outlawed in public spaces, and discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin was prohibited. Efforts to dismantle systemic inequality…

On July 26, 1948, President Harry Truman signed Executive Order 9981, creating the President's Committee on Equality of Treatment and Opportunity in the Armed Services. The order mandated the desegregation of the U.S. military.

<p><span class="deck"><span class="typestyle">Behind-the-scenes records reveal how the Supreme Court reached its fateful desegregation decisions</span> </span></p>

<p><span class="deck"><span class="typestyle">Nobody was murdered or maimed, but nobody backed down for twenty years in the struggle over school integration in Prince Edward County, Virginia. Who finally won?</span> </span></p>