On this day, President Harry S. Truman established a presidential committee to monitor and enforce compliance with anti-discrimination provisions in U.S. government contracts and sub-contracts. This was a significant step in the federal government’s efforts to promote equal opportunity in employment, especially within industries connected to federal funding. The move built on Executive Order 9981 (1948), which desegregated the armed forces, and was part of Truman’s broader civil rights agenda.
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