civil rights terms
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US History [1]
Terms Sheet African American Rights Executive Order 9981 (Truman): established equality of treatment and opportunity in the?Armed Services?for people of all?races, religions, or national origins. It increased equality among the people in the United States, especially in armed forces. Brown v The Board of Education of Topeka (1954): declared unconstitutional the state laws establishing separate?public schools?for black and white students and denying black children equal educational opportunities. It publicly and legally declared equality among all people.