Erasing Service, Undermining Strength : Racist Leadership Practices Return to the Military

In 1948, President Harry S. Truman signed Executive Order 9981, formally integrating the United States Armed Forces. It was not symbolic; it was strategic. Segregation weakened readiness, limited talent, and contradicted the freedoms American service members were sent to defend. Integration strengthened our military and aligned it more closely with the ideals it represents. That […]