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September 1940

March on Washington Planned

In September 1940, labor leader A. Philip Randolph proposed a massive march on Washington to protest racial discrimination in the defense industry. The threat of the march led President Roosevelt to issue Executive Order 8802, banning discrimination in defense industries.

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People: A. Philip Randolph, Franklin D. Roosevelt
Sources
1. A. Philip Randolph and the March on Washington - National Park Service2. The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom - Smithsonian Institution

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