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Executive Order 8802

Pressured by A. Philip Randolph's threatened march, FDR bans discrimination in defense industries.

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June 25, 1941
Executive Order 8802
Pressured by A. Philip Randolph's threatened march, FDR bans discrimination in defense industries.

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