10 Questions
Who organized the March on Washington to protest discrimination in the defense industry?
A. Philip Randolph
Who did Eleanor Roosevelt meet with to ask them to call off the march?
A. Philip Randolph
What did FDR do when A. Philip Randolph and Walter White refused to call off the march?
He signed an executive order banning discrimination in the defense industry
When did FDR issue Executive Order 8802?
June 25, 1941
What was the purpose of Executive Order 8802?
To ban discrimination in the defense industry
Which civil rights leaders organized the March on Washington to protest discrimination in the defense industry?
A. Philip Randolph and Walter White
Before Pearl Harbor, which industry was receiving lucrative contracts from Uncle Sam to build up defenses?
The defense industry
What did FDR do to address the refusal of A. Philip Randolph and Walter White to call off the march?
He signed an executive order banning discrimination in the defense industry
What was the name of the committee created by Executive Order 8802?
The Fair Employment Practices Committee
When did FDR issue Executive Order 8802?
June 25, 1941
Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of the March on Washington and Civil Rights in the Defense Industry
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