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The US population was 131 million, 12.6 million of were African American or about 10 percent of the total population.
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blacks can be accepted into training programs in defense and letting them be treated equally.
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Truman appointed the president’s commission to do the civil rights
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Strengthening the civil rights division for the department of justice.
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President Truman called congress to make recommendations for the civil rights. When Southern Senators immediately threatened an attack, Truman moved ahead on civil rights by using executive powers.
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President Harry S. Truman signed an executive order establishing that the president’s committe have equal treatment and opportunity in the army.
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The President issued an executive order clearing segregation in the armed forces and ordering an integration of all services.