WORLD WAR I
CAUSES AND COURSE OF THE WAR
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to help southern African Americans move to northern cities to take war jobs
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by President Roosevelt to stop black protestors from marching on the capital
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after serious racial rioting broke out in several northern industrial cities.
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and led by A. Philip Randolph
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Detailed explanation-1: -Fair Employment Practices Committee (FEPC), committee established by U.S. Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1941 to help prevent discrimination against African Americans in defense and government jobs.
Detailed explanation-2: -Philip Randolph told FDR, was if President Roosevelt issued an Executive Order. On June 25, 1941 President Roosevelt issued Executive Order 8802 prohibiting discrimination in the defense industry and created the Fair Employment Practices Committee (FEPC) to monitor hiring practices.
Detailed explanation-3: -In June of 1941, President Roosevelt issued Executive Order 8802, banning discriminatory employment practices by Federal agencies and all unions and companies engaged in war-related work. The order also established the Fair Employment Practices Commission to enforce the new policy.
Detailed explanation-4: -Executive Order 8802 helped to establish the foundation for Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and Executive Order 11246 in 1965. This Order prohibited all forms of discrimination in employment and public facilities. Executive Order 8802 lead to future orders that abolished discrimination in public facilities.