Presidential Executive Order 9808
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Presidential Executive Order 9808 was a directive issued by U.S. President Harry S. Truman in 1946 that established the President’s Committee on Civil Rights to investigate and recommend measures to strengthen and protect civil rights in the United States.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States executive order
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legal instrument ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
United States citizens
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residents of the United States ⓘ |
| archivedAt | National Archives and Records Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernment | executive branch of the United States government ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1946-12-05 ⓘ |
| documentType | executive order text ⓘ |
| establishes | President’s Committee on Civil Rights NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | President’s Committee on Civil Rights report "To Secure These Rights" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal |
to secure and protect the civil rights of all persons in the United States
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to strengthen federal protection against civil rights violations ⓘ |
| hasCommitteeName | President’s Committee on Civil Rights NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
early Cold War period
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emergence of the modern civil rights movement ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | post–World War II era ⓘ |
| includedIn | Federal Register NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Truman’s later civil rights initiatives
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development of federal civil rights legislation ⓘ |
| issuedBy | President of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
federal government of the United States
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| language | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis | authority of the President of the United States ⓘ |
| legalStatus | binding directive on executive agencies ⓘ |
| presidentialAdministration | Truman administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to establish the President’s Committee on Civil Rights
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to investigate the status of civil rights in the United States ⓘ to recommend measures to strengthen and protect civil rights ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Executive Order 9981
NERFINISHED
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Truman civil rights program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedBy | Harry S. Truman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | first comprehensive presidential initiative on civil rights in the modern era ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
scholarly works on U.S. civil rights history
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studies of Truman’s presidency ⓘ |
| topic |
civil rights
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federal civil rights policy ⓘ racial discrimination ⓘ segregation ⓘ |
| yearSigned | 1946 ⓘ |
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