US civil rights: 1942-1948
- Created by: Azia Singh
- Created on: 23-05-16 14:01
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- American civil rights: 1942-1948
- Roosevelt
- March 1942: the Congress of Racial Equality is founded
- Truman
- 3/6/46: the SC rules in Morgan v. Virginia that Virginia's state law enforcing segregation on interstate buses is illegal
- 5/12/46: the President's Committee on Civil Rights (PCCR) is established by Executive Order No. 9808
- 9/4/47-23/4/47: the Journey of Reconciliation takes place
- October 1947: 'To Secure These Rights: the Report of the President’s Committee on Civil Rights' is produced by the PCCR
- 2/2/48: Truman sends a special message to Congress to implement the recommendations of the PCCR
- 26/7/48: Executive Order No. 9980 is signed, ordering the desegregation of the federal workforce; Executive Order No. 9981 is signed, ordering the desegregation of the armed services
- Roosevelt
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