The United States Armed Forces were officially desegregated in this year.
1942
1954
1960
1948
1948. On July 26, 1948, President harry Truman issued Executive Order number 9981 which declared, "there shall be equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons in the armed services without regard to race, color, religion or national origin." The last all-black unit, the 97th Engineer Construction Battalion was inactivated Nov. 27, in 1954.