The Roosevelts

Education Clip ER and FDR Integrate the War Effort

Facing a threat of a public demonstration by black union workers over discrimination in defense plants, Roosevelt issued Executive Order 8802 creating the Fair Employment Practices Commission to combat discrimination.

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