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1
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when is executive order signed against segregation in military and by who

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1948

Truman (as a result of pressure from AA organisations)

2
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Truman was praised by AA activists however

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still no comprehensive civil rights legislation to return to position it had been in 1870s

3
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Eisenhower presidency (1952-60)
support?
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1955 Executive order stated principle of equal opportunity in federal employment
gave federal support for desegregation of schools
1957 Civil Rights Act giving AA right to vote

4
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limitations of 1957 Civil rights Act

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south still cases where AA rights infringed and local juries did not enforce law
this act and subsequent one in 1960 did not add substantial number of AA voters

5
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by 1960 only __ of Southern AA of voting age registered to vote

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28%