Question

A. Philip Randolph was instrumental in which of the following?

a. Convincing Roosevelt to allow women to work within factories.
b. Fighting against racial discrimination and working to employ African Americans.
c. The production of military equipment that would help to ease the strict rations taking place within American society.
d. Working to raise money for the war by selling war bonds to individuals within various communities of the Eastern United States.

Answer 1

Philip Randolph was instrumental for the fight against racial discrimination and the rights of African Americans for just and fair employment. He was a leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement, American Labor Movement, and Socialist Political parties. He led the march on Washington Movement that convinced Franklin Roosevelt to issue Executive Order 8802. The order bans discrimination in the employment of African-Americans in the defense industries of World War II.

In his lead, Executive Order 9981 was also issued by Harry Truman finally ending segregation in the armed services.