Desegregation of the Armed Forces
GPTKB entity
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:historical_event
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| gptkbp:announced |
July 26, 1948
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| gptkbp:date |
1948
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| gptkbp:formedBy |
gptkb:Executive_Order_9981
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| gptkbp:goal |
end racial segregation in the U.S. military
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Desegregation of the Armed Forces
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| gptkbp:implementedOver |
several years
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:World_War_II
African American veterans civil rights advocacy groups |
| gptkbp:launched |
gptkb:Harry_S._Truman
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| gptkbp:notableCompany |
gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Army gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps gptkb:United_States_Navy |
| gptkbp:occurredIn |
gptkb:United_States
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| gptkbp:precededBy |
segregation in the U.S. military
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkb:Executive_Order_9981 |
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
increased diversity in the military
integration of African American service members |
| gptkbp:significance |
milestone in U.S. civil rights history
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Harry_S._Truman_Library_and_Museum
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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