Despite the legal segregation African-Americans were not immediately and readily hired after Presidents Truman's executive order 9980. This was because most people from the south still bear grudges against the abolitionism, Reconstruction and Abraham Lincoln.
<h3>What is an Executive Order?</h3>
An Executive order is a directive from the Executive branch of government which is deemed as legally binding without seeking backing from the legislative arm of government.
An executive order carries the full weight of the law. The idea of executive order is to forestall any hindrance due to time constraint in seeking approval from the legislature.
<h3>What was Executive Order 9980</h3>
Executive Order 9980 authorized the establishment of review boards within federal executive departments and agencies to which employees claiming racially discriminatory treatment could appeal.
This was one of the landmark achievements of president Harry Truman to end racial segregation in the military and in federal workforce.
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