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Harry Truman: “I have instructed the Secretary of Defense to take steps to have the remaining instances of discrimination in the armed…”

On the recordFebruary 1, 1948
I have instructed the Secretary of Defense to take steps to have the remaining instances of discrimination in the armed services eliminated as rapidly as possible.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Special Message to the Congress on Civil Rights

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