Question

by signing executive order 9981, president truman:
a. desegregated colleges.
b. desegregated the military.
c. ended banking practices that were unfair to black americans.
d. protected voting rights for black americans.

Explanation:

Executive Order 9981, signed in 1948, mandated the integration of the U.S. armed forces, ending racial segregation within the military. The other options relate to different civil rights actions: college desegregation was advanced by cases like Brown v. Board of Education, unfair banking practices were addressed later by laws like the Fair Housing Act, and voting rights protections came from acts such as the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Answer:

B. desegregated the military.