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A. Philip Randolph's proposed "March on Washington" in 1941 was going to protest racially discriminatory hiring practices in the defense industry, but was called off after President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued the

A) New Deal.
B) Desegregation Act.
C) Fair Employment Act.
D) "Four Freedoms" speech.

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Hmph.. I believe it's C. Fair Employment Act.


Love, grace..-
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Answer: the correct answer is C) Fair Employment Act.

Explanation: President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 8802, also called the Fair Employment Act, on June 25, 1941. The order banned racial discrimination by all federal agencies, unions, and companies engaged in war-related work.

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