Question

Why did A. Phillip Randolph organize a march on Washington in July of 1941? The march did not happen because Mr. Randolph and President Roosevelt reached an agreement. What was that agreement that led to FDR’s executive order regarding wartime labor?

Answer 1

Franklin D. Roosevelt that he would lead thousands of Blacks in a protest march on Washington, D.C.; Roosevelt, on June 25, 1941, issued Executive Order 8802, barring discrimination in defense industries and federal bureaus and creating the Fair Employment Practices Committee