Executive Order 9981

Truman's executive order that began racial integration of the US armed forces; item in the National Archives and Records Administration's holdings
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Executive Order 9981

Summary

Executive Order 9981 is an United States executive order[1]. It draws 224 Wikipedia views per month (united_states_executive_order category, ranking #8 of 66).[2]

Key Facts

  • Executive Order 9981 authored Harry S. Truman[3].
  • Executive Order 9981's instance of is recorded as United States executive order[4].
  • Executive Order 9981's maintained by is recorded as National Archives at Washington, DC - Textual Reference[5].
  • Executive Order 9981's collection is recorded as National Archives and Records Administration[6].
  • Executive Order 9981 took place at National Archives Building[7].
  • Executive Order 9981 is part of General Records of the United States Government (NAID 340)[8].
  • Executive Order 9981 is part of Executive Orders (NAID 299999)[9].
  • Executive Order 9981's Commons category is recorded as Executive Order 9981[10].
  • Executive Order 9981 was released on July 28, 1948[11].
  • Executive Order 9981 occurred on July 26, 1948[12].
  • Executive Order 9981's published in is recorded as Federal Register[13].
  • Executive Order 9981's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Executive Order 9981 dated July 26, 1948 in which President Harry S. Truman bans the segregation of the Armed Forces.'}[14].
  • Executive Order 9981's has effect is recorded as end[15].
  • Executive Order 9981's signatory is recorded as Harry S. Truman[16].
  • Executive Order 9981's copyright status is recorded as public domain[17].
  • Executive Order 9981's level of description is recorded as item[18].
  • Executive Order 9981's start of covered period is recorded as July 26, 1948[19].
  • Executive Order 9981's end of covered period is recorded as July 26, 1948[20].
  • Executive Order 9981's access restriction status is recorded as unrestricted access[21].
  • Executive Order 9981's use restriction status is recorded as unrestricted access[22].

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Works and Contributions

Executive Order 9981 authored Harry S. Truman[3].

Why It Matters

Executive Order 9981 draws 224 Wikipedia views per month (united_states_executive_order category, ranking #8 of 66).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Dandarmkd · 2026-06-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date
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    Location National Archives Building
    Copyright status public domain
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1476]]: Извршна наредба 9981 од 26 јули 1948 година, во која претседателот Хари С. Труман ја забранува сегрегацијата во вооружените сили."
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