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“To Kill a Mockingbird”

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Happy Birthday Sammy Davis, Jr.
(December 8, 1925 - May 16, 1990)

Shown here at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963.

Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C. [Actor Sammy Davis, Jr. among the crowd.], 08/28/1963

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ourpresidents:

Desegregation of the armed forces did not occur overnight.  Between 1948 and 1950, the Army in particular, resisted integration through bureaucratic tactics. General Omar Bradley, Army Chief of Staff, publicly declared “The Army is not out to make any social reforms.”

In opposition, President Truman told the military in January 1949 that he wanted “concrete results…, not publicity on it. I want the job done.” However, it wasn’t until the Korean War began on June 25, 1950 that integration became a battlefield necessity.

At the time of the armistice of July 27, 1953, ninety percent of the army’s units were integrated. On October 30, 1954, the armed services announced the integration of all of its branches.

Here, SFC Jasper and 1st Lt. Posey posing by the flag of their unit, 715th Truck Company, National Guard of Washington D.C., in Korea.  The “Blair House” sign is the nickname for their units’ orderly room.  December 8, 1951.

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“A picture is worth a thousand words”

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mrft:

Martin Luther King Jr. last speech

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swimmingstud:

Some Shine Brighter than others, but in the end we are all the Same!

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