Desegregation of the Military, 1948 Records of Rights. Desegregation of the Military. 1948. In 1940, President Franklin Roosevelt upheld the segregation of “colored and white” soldiers into different regiments, believing.
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On July 26, 1948, President Harry S. Truman signed this executive order banning segregation in the Armed Forces. In 1940, African-Americans made up almost 10.
