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75 Years Later, the Lasting Impact of Executive Order 9981

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

But while EO 9981 mandated “equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons in the armed services without regard to race, color, religion or national origin,” Brown said that when it came time for leave, fun, or socialization, the men he trained alongside all went their separate ways. It paved the way for Brown v.