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WWII: African-American Gains and Struggles
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5 Million Volunteers 10 Million Draftees 5 Million Volunteers 10 Million Draftees
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500,000 African American Women-War Industries
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DORIE MILLER DR. CHARLES DREW
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Segregated Units Tuskegee Airmen
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Racial Discrimination Outlawed Racial Discrimination Outlawed Executive Order 8802: Roosevelt outlaws discrimination based on race, creed, color or national origin in the federal government or in defense factories.Executive Order 8802: Roosevelt outlaws discrimination based on race, creed, color or national origin in the federal government or in defense factories. FEPC: Fair Employment Practices Committee-to enforce 8802FEPC: Fair Employment Practices Committee-to enforce 8802
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Executive Order 9981 July 26, 1948 -Truman.July 26, 1948 -Truman.July 26, 1948 Truman.July 26, 1948 Truman. Abolished racial discrimination in the United States Armed ForcesAbolished racial discrimination in the United States Armed ForcesAbolished racial discrimination in the United States Armed ForcesAbolished racial discrimination in the United States Armed Forces July 26, 1951-The US military officially desegregated.July 26, 1951-The US military officially desegregated. HOWEVER, WIDESPREAD RACIAL DISCRIMINATION AND SEGREGATION CONTINUED and WORSENED.HOWEVER, WIDESPREAD RACIAL DISCRIMINATION AND SEGREGATION CONTINUED and WORSENED.
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A TIME FOR JUSTICE See DVDSee DVD
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Executive Order 9066
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Japanese-American Boy Scout Troop in an Internment Camp
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