Milk was a Navy veteran and civil rights icon. Confederate generals took up arms and tried to divide the United States.

Young raised his hand. Former President Harry Truman, the scheduled guest speaker, had in 1948 signed Executive Order 9981 desegregating the armed forces, he pointed out. “Can I use your ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday permanently blocked another of President Donald Trump ... that a judge has struck down a Trump executive order against a prominent firm.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday moved to dislodge a cornerstone of modern civil rights law through a sweeping executive order that strips the federal government of the key tool it used to ...

A federal judge on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order to shut down the Education Department and ordered the agency to reinstate employees who were fired in mass layoffs.U ...

Truman issued Executive Order 9981 to desegregate the military in ... But the Army and Navy were making excuses and dragging their feet. The president’s advocacy and fresh leadership ultimately ...