Veteran Voices: Desegregation's Impact on the Individual Experience

2:00-3:30 PM ET, Streamed live from George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
The afternoon concludes powerfully with personal reflections from those whose lives and careers were directly impacted by Executive Order 9981.
0:00 Doors Open / Arrival
12:45 Welcome and Introductions by Dr. Jason Parker
15:22 Opening Remarks by Rawn James, Moderator
19:37 Panel Discussion
Moderator:
Rawn James, author of "Root and Branch: Charles Hamilton Houston," "Thurgood Marshall and the Struggle to End Segregation" and "The Double V: How Wars, Protest and Harry Truman Desegregated America's Military."
Panelists:
Amb. John L. Estrada, former United States Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago and 15th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps
Adm. (Ret.) Michelle Howard, the highest ranking African American in U.S. Navy history and first woman to achieve four-star rank in any branch of the U.S. Armed Forces
Brig. Gen. Terrence A. Adams, Director, Cyberspace Operations and Warfighter Communications, U.S. Air Force
Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Donald Scott, the first graduate of HBCU Lincoln University to earn a star in the U.S. Army
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This public program is offered in conjunction with the Truman Civil Rights Symposium, a three-day national commemoration honoring the 75th anniversary of President Truman’s executive order to desegregate the U.S. Armed Forces. Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, all events are offered free of charge. Learn more at www.trumanlibraryinstitute.org/
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