The Sutton Museum is the home of the Sutton Historical Society and is dedicated to the collection and preservation of historic artifacts and information about the Sutton, Nebraska community.
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Tuesday, July 31, 2018
U. S. O. for Colored Service Men - Harvard Air Base - 1943
75 Years Ago at the Harvard Air Base
From the Harvard Courier newspaper.
"Executive Order 9981 was an executive order issued on July 26, 1948, by President Harry S. Truman. It abolished racial discrimination in the United States Armed Forces and eventually led to the end of segregation in the services."
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