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Executive Order 10308
Executive Order 10308 was signed by President Harry S. Truman on December 3, 1951. It was titled ''Improving the Means for Obtaining Compliance With the Nondiscrimination Provisions of Federal Contracts.'' It was replaced by Executive Order 10479 Executive Order No. 10479 (18 FR 4899) is a directive by President Dwight Eisenhower that created the Government Contract Committee. Issued on August 13, 1953, the order sought to insure compliance with, and successful execution of, the equal e ... in 1953. References External links Executive Order 10308from the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration website. 1951 in American law 1951 in the United States History of civil rights in the United States Executive orders of Harry S. Truman History of affirmative action in the United States {{US-law-stub ...
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Harry S
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Executive Order 10479
Executive Order No. 10479 (18 FR 4899) is a directive by President Dwight Eisenhower that created the Government Contract Committee. Issued on August 13, 1953, the order sought to insure compliance with, and successful execution of, the equal employment opportunity program. Therefore, the United States Government enacted laws to guarantee equal employment opportunity to all employees, so that they receive fair and equitable treatment. The order directs that all qualified candidates seeking employment on government contracts or subcontracts will not be discriminated against due to their race, creed, color, or national origin. There was some attempt to capitalize on the general administrative strategies of former Republican presidents while in office. According to Maranto, Republican politicians had long been known as non-bureaucratic. Therefore, in an effort to combat this image, President Eisenhower, and succeeding Presidents Nixon and Reagan, executed administrative decisions s ...
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National Archives And Records Administration
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is an independent agency of the United States government within the executive branch, charged with the preservation and documentation of government and historical records. It is also tasked with increasing public access to those documents that make up the National Archives. NARA is officially responsible for maintaining and publishing the legally authentic and authoritative copies of acts of Congress, presidential directives, and federal regulations. NARA also transmits votes of the Electoral College to Congress. It also examines Electoral College and constitutional amendment ratification documents for prima facie legal sufficiency and an authenticating signature. The National Archives, and its publicly exhibited Charters of Freedom, which include the original United States Declaration of Independence, Constitution of the United States, United States Bill of Rights, Emancipation Proclamation (starting in 2026), and m ...
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1951 In American Law
Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the United Kingdom announces abandonment of the Tanganyika groundnut scheme for the cultivation of peanuts in the Tanganyika Territory, with the writing off of £36.5M debt. * January 11 – In the U.S., a top secret report is delivered to U.S. President Truman by his National Security Resources Board, urging Truman to expand the Korean War by launching "a global offensive against communism" with sustained bombing of Red China and diplomatic moves to establish "moral justification" for a U.S. nuclear attack on the Soviet Union. The report will not not be declassified until 1978. * January 15 – In a criminal court in West Germany, Ilse Koch, The "Witch of Buchenwald", wife of the commandant of the Buchenwald concentration camp, is sentenced to li ...
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1951 In The United States
Events from the year 1951 in the United States. Incumbents Federal government * President: Harry S. Truman ( D-Missouri) * Vice President: Alben W. Barkley ( D-Kentucky) * Chief Justice: Fred M. Vinson (Kentucky) * Speaker of the House of Representatives: Sam Rayburn ( D-Texas) * Senate Majority Leader: :: Scott W. Lucas ( D-Illinois) (until January 3) ::Ernest McFarland ( D-Arizona) (starting January 3) * Congress: 81st (until January 3), 82nd (starting January 3) Events January–March * January 1 – First week of Patti Page's hit song "Tennessee Waltz" as No. 1 single on ''Billboard'' and '' Cashbox'' charts. * January 10 – The new United Nations headquarters officially opens in New York City. * January 17 – Korean War: Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul. * January 27 – Nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site begins with a 1-kiloton bomb dropped on Frenchman Flat, northwest of Las Vegas. * January 31 – The last daily nar ...
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History Of Civil Rights In The United States
Civil rights in the United States include noted legislation and organized efforts to abolish public and private acts of racial discrimination against Native Americans in the United States, Native Americans, African Americans, Asians, Latin Americans, women, the homeless, minority religions, and other groups. The history of the United States has been marked by a continuous struggle for civil rights. The institution of slavery, established during the colonial era, persisted until the American Civil War, when the Emancipation Proclamation and the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, 13th Amendment abolished it. Despite this, African Americans continued to face systemic racism through de jure and de facto segregation, enforced by Jim Crow laws and societal practices. Early civil rights efforts, such as those by Frederick Douglass and the Women's suffrage in the United States, women's suffrage movement, laid the groundwork for future activism. Following the abolition ...
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Executive Orders Of Harry S
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