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| Keywords: Letter from Grant Reynolds and A. Philip Randolph to Harry S. Truman - NARA - 201129.tif Scope and content In this letter Reynolds and Randolph as national officers of the Committee Against Jimcrow in Military Service and Training urge the President to push for strong civil rights legislation in the upcoming special session of Congress They also call upon him to issue an executive order abolishing segregation in the U S military Truman issued an executive order aimed at achieving this on July 26 General notes 201129 Local identifier President 1945-1953 Truman Office of the President 04/1945 - 01/20/1953 Harry S Truman Library NLHST 500 West U S Highway 24 Independence MO 64050-1798 1948-07-15 Record group Collection HST-OFF Official Files Truman Administration 1945 - 1953 Record group ARC 1202 Official Files compiled 1945 - 1953 Series ARC 201124 File unit Official File 93B ca 10/1945 - ca 01/1953 File unit ARC 201128 Variant control numbers NAIL Control Number NLT-OFF-A-93B-19480715 yes Other versions NARA-cooperation PD-USGov Jim Crow Laws Racial segregation in the United States Facilities of the United States Army Draft registration cards 1948 | ||||