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On July 26, 1948, President Harry S. Truman issued an executive order, implemented over several ensuing years, abolishing segregation in the United States armed forces. Issued in 2005 as part of the To Form a More Perfect Union pane, the stamp art is a detail from “Training for War” by William H. Johnson.

On July 26, 1948, President Harry S. Truman issued an executive order, implemented over several ensuing years, abolishing segregation in the United States armed forces. Issued in 2005 as part of the To Form a More Perfect Union pane, the stamp art is a detail from “Training for War” by William H. Johnson.

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