Negro Americans Want Civil Rights Now 1950 US Army Segregation Korean War P1496 For Sale

DETAILS: Original Korean War black civil rights pinback button demanding an end to racial segregation in the United States military. Circa 1950. Side curl reads: "US Pat. Applied For Louis Udell Guthrie". Outstanding patrioticdesign featuring an African American and White soldier sharing one set of chained legs with aneagle carrying the "Bill Of Rights" and a waving American flag.Measures 2 1/2" inches.One of only five examples known to still exist. Rare.

BACKGROUND: Despite Harry Truman issuing Executive Order 9981 in the summer of 1948 desegregating the military, many commanders ignored it. Truman dismissed Gen. MacArthur in 1951 for his defiance causing a more rapid transition under Gen. Matthew Ridgeway. However by the Korean War segregation still flourished in many parts of the US military.


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BLACK CIVIL RIGHTS

Circa 1950-1970

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