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Description: This is an image of the front page of the Chicago Defender newspaper for July 31, 1948, with the lead story announcing that President Harry S. Truman had issued Executive Order 9981 ending racial segregation in the United States Armed Forces. The placement of the story shows the importance that the African-American community attached to Truman's action.
Title: Chicago Defender July 31 1948
Credit: This image appears at [1] as part of a Library of Congress educational exhibit. The full-size digital image appears at: [2]
Usage Terms: Fair use of copyrighted material in the context of Executive Order 9981
License: Fair use
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