It is hereby declared to be the policy of the President that there shall be equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons in the armed services without regard to race, color, religion or national origin. The order is addressing the fact that up until this time, African Americans in the US military
President Harry S. Truman issued Executive Order 9981 on 26 July 1948. The U.S. Armed Services also abolished race prejudice and ultimately resulted in the civil rights era. This crucial impetus for both the civil rights movement was among the greatest successes for Truman and they asked for the U.S. to decompose. He repudiated 170 years of racism officially sanctioned by Armed Forces.
