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Did FDR support civil rights? Why or why not

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In June 1941, Roosevelt issued Executive Order 8802, which created the Fair Employment Practice Committee (FEPC). It was the most important federal move in support of the rights of African-Americans between Reconstruction and the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Explanation: He indeed supported civil rights

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