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Roosevelt made the executive order 8802 to stop job discrimination in defense industries. This order declared that there would not be any discrimination towards people of color nor because or race, or national origin.
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Truman's executive order 9981 was made in order to abolish racial segregation in the U.S military. This was made so that everyone can have equal treatment in the army.
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While Eisenhower was president the Brown v. Board of education occur where this case was arguing that there should no segregation violation in schools. That schools should be opened for everyone.
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While John F. Kenndy was president, the Freedom Riders started which was a civil rights activists movement where civil rights activists rode interstate buses into the segregated southern US.
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President Lyndon B. Johnson proposed the Great Society in order to fight poverty and promote civil rights. This great society provided medical insurance for people over 65 and also started school programs.
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When Richard Nixon was president he created the New Federalism with was a program that intended to reduce federal power by returning more decisions to the state and local government through revenue sharing.
