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The Double V: How Wars, Protest, and Harry Truman Desegregated America's Military Hardcover - 2013

by Rawn James Jr

Executive Order 9981, issued by President Harry Truman in 1948, desegregated all branches of the United States military by decree. It is often portrayed as a heroic and unexpected move by Truman, but in reality, it was the culmination of more than 150 years of legal, political, and moral struggle.


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Executive Order 9981, issued by President Harry Truman on July 26, 1948, desegregated all branches of the United States military by decree. Truman's historic order is often portrayed as a heroic and unexpected move--but in reality, it was the culmination of more than 150 years of legal, political, and moral struggle.

Beginning with the Revolutionary War, African Americans had used military service to do their patriotic duty and to advance the cause of equal rights. The fight for a desegregated military was truly a long war--decades of protest and labor highlighted by bravery on the fields of France, in the skies over Germany, and in the face of deep-seated racism on military bases at home. Today, the military is one of the most truly diverse institutions in America.

In The Double V, Rawn James, Jr.expertly reveals how the campaign for equality in the military gave impetus to the fight for equality in civilian society. Taking the reader from Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama, The Double V illuminates the African American military tradition and its vital place in American history.

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  • Title The Double V: How Wars, Protest, and Harry Truman Desegregated America's Military
  • Author Rawn James Jr
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Pages 304
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Date 2013-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index
  • ISBN 9781608196081 / 1608196089
  • Weight 1.35 lbs (0.61 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.43 x 6.55 x 1.05 in (23.95 x 16.64 x 2.67 cm)
  • Themes
    • Aspects (Academic): Military
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
  • Library of Congress subjects United States, Truman, Harry S. - Political and social views
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2012030030
  • Dewey Decimal Code 355.008

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Citations

  • Booklist, 12/15/2012, Page 4
  • Kirkus Reviews, 11/15/2012, Page 0
  • Library Journal, 02/15/2013, Page 112
  • Publishers Weekly, 11/19/2012, Page 48

About the author

A graduate of Yale University and Duke University School of Law, Rawn James, Jr., has practiced law for a decade in Washington, D.C., where he lives with his wife and their children.
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