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He ordered desegregation of the military :) Nova NET
The action that was taken by president Harry Truman in 1948 to further the cause of civil rights was to issue two executive orders. One of these orders banned segregation in the military. The other order fair employment practices in civil service jobs.
Its goal was to end racial discrimination in the armed services. It accomplished its goal. On July 26, 1948, president Harry S. Truman signed an executive order that ended racial discrimination in the military.
Harry S. Truman ( 33rd US President) from April 12, 1945 to January 20, 1953.Dwight D. Eisenhower ( 34th US President) from January 20, 1953 to January 20, 1961As the 1950s began, Harry S. Truman was president, having been president since Franklin D. Roosevelt's death in 1945 (Truman was Roosevelt's Vice-President). Truman was elected as president on his own in 1948. In 1952 Dwight D. Eisenhower was elected President and took office on January 20, 1953, succeeding Truman. Eisenhower was relected in 1996 and served in office until being succeeded by John F. Kennedy on January 20, 1961.So the 1950s saw only two presidents: Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower..
Harry Truman won the 1948 presidential election defeating Thomas Dewey. In the 1948 presidential election Harry Truman received 303 electoral votes, Thomas Dewey received 189 electoral votes, and Strom Thurmond received 39 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Truman 24,179,345, Dewey 21,991,291, and Thurmond 1,169,021. Progressive Party candidate Henry A. Wallace received 1,157,172 popular votes for President, but no electoral votes.