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"An Island of Integration in a Sea of Segregation": Maxwell Air Force Base and Civil Rights from the 1940s to the 1960s.

  • Published In: Journal of Military History, 2024, v. 88, n. 1. P. 117 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Kane, Robert B.; Ennels, Jerome 3 of 3

Abstract

On 26 July 1948, President Harry Truman signed Executive Order 9981, directing the integration of U.S. military forces. Earlier publications on this topic generally covered the origins, proclamation, and implementation of the executive order, and the actions of senior military officers in the Pentagon down to commanders of military installations from mid-1948 to the early 1960s. While these works use specific events at specific installations in specific time frames, none tell the complete story of integration at a specific military installation over time. This article details the actions of installation commanders at Maxwell Air Force Base near Montgomery, Alabama, a central focus of the civil rights movement, from the 1940s to the 1960s. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Journal of Military History. 2024/01, Vol. 88, Issue 1, p117
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Literature and Writing
  • Publication Date:2024
  • ISSN:0899-3718
  • Accession Number:174291090
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