In 1948 President Harry S. Truman issued Executive Order 9981, desegregating the armed services. U.S. federal judge Barefoot Sanders, involved in desegregating DISD, supported the plan. He played a vital role in desegregating Oklahoma State University in 1948 (Rummel). Gainesville began desegregating its schools in the 1960s. In 1948, President Harry S. Truman signed an order desegregating the military. His focus as president settled on desegregating public schools in Topeka, Kansas. Sanches and the council were dedicated to desegregating schools. After the war, he was instrumental in desegregating professional baseball. He adopted a "claw hold" for his finisher, and was famous for desegregating wrestling. He was largely credited with desegregating the maternity ward of that hospital in the 1960s. Rather than desegregating, the New York management discontinued live performances in 1948. Prior to desegregating, Livingston Parish only had one school for African Americans called West Livingston. In May 1952, the Board of Trustees passed a resolution desegregating the school's undergraduate divisions. As a way of desegregating the school, the district opened an arts program.